Shokhimardon

  Shakhimardon (often called Shohimardon in Uzbek, Shahimardon is also known as Shohimardon, formerly Khamzaabad) is a settlement in the Fergana region of Uzbekistan, the main residence of the Shohimardon exclave.  It is located in a valley on the northern slopes of the Olay Range at an altitude of 1550 meters.  The average temperature in July is 22 ° C, and in January -3 to 3 ° C. Geographically, together with a small Jordanian settlement, it forms an enclave surrounded by the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan, with a population of more than 5,000 in 2005, mostly zbeklar [1];  The distance to the "main" territory of Uzbekistan is about 17 km.  One-third of these are Uzbek exclaves surrounded by Kyrgyzstan, along with Sokh and Chon-Gara.
 The resort town of Shakhimardon has located 55 km from Fergana, in a beautiful mountainous area (1500 m above sea level).  It is a wonderful place of beauty lost in the mountains of the Olay Range and washed by the rivers Dub-Su and Kok-Su on both sides.  Exclave area - 90 square meters.  km.  Like the Sox exclave, Shakhimardon also consists of two separate parts - the larger and more populated southern part (South Shakhimardon) and the smaller and sparsely populated northern part (North Shakhimardon).