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Andijan Region
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<p>Andijan Region is a <a href="/facts/Regions_of_Uzbekistan/xdcYQTBl">region of Uzbekistan</a>, located in the eastern part of the <a href="/facts/Fergana_Valley/C5s9yxwa">Fergana Valley</a> in far eastern <a href="/facts/Uzbekistan/o8wfw2xR">Uzbekistan</a>. It borders with <a href="/facts/Kyrgyzstan/MSNdCp8u">Kyrgyzstan</a> (<a href="/facts/Jalal-Abad_Region/uMAUMR4p">Jalal-Abad</a> and <a href="/facts/Osh_Region/uLpCTyGy">Osh Regions</a>), <a href="/facts/Fergana_Region/s96qj3dt">Fergana Region</a> and <a href="/facts/Namangan_Region/AG3JqMJU">Namangan Region</a>. It covers an area of 4,300 km2. The population is estimated to be around 3,253,528 as of 2022, thus making Andijan Region the most densely populated region of Uzbekistan. </p><p>The origin of the name of the place is uncertain. Arab geographers of the 10th century referred to <a href="/facts/Andijan/1EYqqSBR">Andijan</a> as "Andukan," "Andugan," or "Andigan." Some historians link the name of the place to the Turkic tribal names <i>Andi</i> and <i>Adoq</i>/<i>Azoq</i>. The traditional etymology connects the name with the Turkic ethnonym Gandhi (Gandhi Turks), known from pre-Islamic period. </p><p>Andijan Region is divided into 14 administrative districts. The capital is the city of <a href="/facts/Andijan/1EYqqSBR">Andijan</a>. The climate is a typically <a href="/facts/Continental_climate/Yn5Erc8Y">continental climate</a> with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures. </p><p><a href="/facts/Natural_resources/w9WXxMx3">Natural resources</a> include deposits of <a href="/facts/Petroleum/IQV0bHVd">petroleum</a>, <a href="/facts/Natural_gas/9MYQ7NAP">natural gas</a>, <a href="/facts/Ozokerite/etxt64CV">ozokerite</a> and <a href="/facts/Limestone/8ntvtFnR">limestone</a>. As with other regions of Uzbekistan, it is famous for its very sweet <a href="/facts/Melons/DwpsXkk7">melons</a> and <a href="/facts/Watermelons/Tvtd0dDa">watermelons</a>, but cultivation of crops can be accomplished exclusively on irrigated lands. Main agriculture includes <a href="/facts/Cotton/efXRcjbn">cotton</a>, <a href="/facts/Cereal/ao2WcFdM">cereal</a>, <a href="/facts/Viticulture/oHWsKvuQ">viticulture</a>, <a href="/facts/Cattle/44qV9B6S">cattle</a> raising and <a href="/facts/Vegetable/j3AlDG64">vegetable</a> gardening. </p><p>Industry includes metal processing, <a href="/facts/Chemical_industry/3M6gfHer">chemical industry</a>, <a href="/facts/Light_industry/Kwv9uAP4">light industry</a>, <a href="/facts/Food_processing/2vRFfCL9">food processing</a>. The first <a href="/facts/Automobile/I1IsH8IK">automobile</a> assembly plant in <a href="/facts/Central_Asia/rB8k0CyT">Central Asia</a> was opened in Asaka in Andijan Region by the Uzbek-Korean joint venture, <a href="/facts/UzDaewoo/4AQssBzg">UzDaewoo</a>, which produces Nexia and Tico cars and the Damas minibus. </p>