Uzgen

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Uzgen is an ancient city in present-day Kyrgyzstan, historically significant as a major political and cultural center along the Silk Road and a former capital of the Kara-Khanid Khanate.

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Uzgen canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
country Kyrgyzstan ⓘ
culturalInfluence Islamic ⓘ
linked to: Islam

Persianate ⓘ
Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Turkic languages
dominantHistoricalDynasty Kara-Khanids ⓘ
linked to: Kara-Khanid Khanate
economyActivity agriculture ⓘ
trade ⓘ
hasAgriculturalProduct cotton ⓘ
rice ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
hasClimate continental climate ⓘ
hasFeature brick minaret ⓘ
mausoleum complex ⓘ
medieval fortifications ⓘ
hasLandmark Uzgen Architectural Complex ⓘ
Uzgen Mausoleums ⓘ
Uzgen Minaret ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Osh ⓘ
hasReligionMajority Sunni Islam ⓘ
hasStructureDatingFromCentury 11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
heritageStatus important medieval Central Asian site ⓘ
historicalRegion Fergana ⓘ
linked to: Ferghana Valley

Transoxiana ⓘ
historicalRole cultural center ⓘ
political center ⓘ
knownFor archaeological remains ⓘ
historical architecture ⓘ
medieval Islamic monuments ⓘ
languageHeritage Karakhanid Turkic ⓘ
linked to: Chagatai Turkic
locatedIn Fergana Valley ⓘ
linked to: Ferghana Valley

Osh Region ⓘ
locatedInContinent Asia ⓘ
locatedInSubregion Central Asia ⓘ
locatedOn Kara Darya River ⓘ
linked to: Kara Darya
modernLanguageMajority Kyrgyz ⓘ
modernLanguageMinority Uzbek ⓘ
partOf Uzgen District ⓘ
peakFlourishedInCentury 11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
religiousHeritage Islamic architecture ⓘ
timeZone Kyrgyzstan Time ⓘ
transportRole regional transport hub ⓘ
utcOffset +6 ⓘ
wasCapitalOf Kara-Khanid Khanate ⓘ
wasMajorCenterOn Silk Road ⓘ
linked to: Silk Road routes

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