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ANDIJAN

Andijan is a region of Uzbekistan, located in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. The age of the city is over 2,000 years. In addition, the city is notable for the fact that it was here where Zahiriddin Bobur was born. It borders with Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad and Osh Regions), Fergana Region and Namangan Region.

Over the past 20 years, the image of Andijan has changed significantly.

In the years of Uzbekistan's independence, Andijan with its suburbs was almost rebuilt. Historical buildings of a century ago were preserved and restored, new comfortable neighborhoods of the city with Eastern color and with new facilities in the Western style appeared. The old streets turned into wide avenues.

Today Andijan is an industrial city and capital of Uzbekistan's most densely populated province. The growth is still based on oil and cotton: the region is the premier oil producer in the republic and the most intensive cotton farmer in the CIS, with about 75 per cent of irrigated land turned over to 'white gold'.

If you want to go shopping, you’d better choose central markets (bazars) over shops. The choice of products is wider and the prices are lower there. So what should you buy? First, of course – molded ceramics and pottery, which Andijan has been famous for since olden times.

Further on the list of purchases are shawls of pictures with decorative gold embroidery.