You are in the Heart of Fergana

Fergana is an entire world woven between silk threads, clay forms, and the aroma of freshly baked bread. Here, history lives in the patterns of Rishtan ceramics, in the echoes of Kokand’s royal palaces, and on the rough pages of the Fergana bazaar. Around one corner, there’s pilaf with pistachios; around another, lavender and bananas under the mountain sun. This isn’t just a journey – it’s a living embroidery of impressions. And all you need to do is follow the thread of our route to truly feel the heartbeat of the Fergana Valley.

What to do?

Top things to do in Fergana

1. Explore the pre-revolutionary architecture of the city.

2. Take a look at the State Museum of History and Culture of the Fergana region, where the masterpieces of decorative and applied art are kept.

3. Stroll through the well-kept Central Park and find in it a monument to the great mathematician and astronomer Al-Ferghani, whose birthplace is Fergana.

4. Visit the Friday Mosque, the main mosque in Fergana.

5. Go to a concert at the Theater and Concert Palace named after Islam Karimov.

6. Attend a performance of the Fergana Russian Drama Theater.

7. Try local cuisine and buy souvenirs at the Central Bazaar.

Top things to do in Kokand

8. Admire the painted palace of Khudoyar Khan and visit the city museum of local lore at the palace.

9. Explore the mausoleums of Madarikhan and Damai Shahon, burial sites of khans and nobility.

10. Count all the carved columns in the Jami Mosque.

11. Find out what the Kokand Modern is using the example of the building of the Russian-Asian Bank, the Vadyaevs' house, the Simkhaevs' house and others.

12. Try the Kokand breakfast: kaymak, garma-shurak, kalla-gusht with hot flatbread and tea.

13. Admire lavender and papaya and banana plantations in the fields of Mehrigiyo Company.

Top things to do in the Fergana Valley

14. See how silk fabrics are hand-made using ancient technologies at the Yodgorlik factory in Margilan.

15. Visit the workshops of ceramicists (of which there are more than 100!) in Rishtan, the «main pottery workshop of Central Asia».

16. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city in one of the most beautiful villages of Uzbekistan, Shakhimardan, and Kurbankul Lake.

17. In summer and autumn, visit the orchards for which the Fergana Valley is so famous, and taste local berries and fruits.

18. Take a bath and get your health in order at the largest balneoclimatic resort in Central Asia on the slopes of the Chimyon mountains.

19. Go on an excursion to Andijan, the birthplace of the poet and ruler of Babur.

20. To visit the National House of Yunusali-Ata Gaziev and see the performance of darboz (tightrope walkers).

What to taste

- Fergana pilaf;

- Kokand rice pilaf devzira with pistachios;

- Samsu «Parmuda»;

- Flatbreads with a pattern;

- Kokand breakfast.

TOP 5 souvenirs

- Local fruits and berries;

- Silk clothes or scarves from the Yodgorlik factory;

- Ceramics from Rishtan;

- Mehrigiyo's environmentally friendly products – oils, teas, herbs, cosmetics;

- Kokand halva from Avvali or Totil halva stores.