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Andijan (ăndĭzhăn`, əndyējän`) or Andizhan (ăndĭzhăn`, əndyēzhän`), city (1991 pop. 298,000), capital of Andijan region, Uzbekistan, in the Fergana Valley, on the Andijan-Say River. It is an industrial center in an irrigated area that produces fruits, cotton, and silk. The city is traversed by numerous irrigation canals. It was a major stop on the caravan route between the Persian and Chinese empires. It was seized by Russia in 1876, and was later incorporated into the USSR's Uzbek SSR. In 2005 the city was the scene of an uprising against the Uzbekistan government that was brutally suppressed. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The events at Andijan a year ago had nothing to do with Islam,
radical or otherwise, and least of all with HuT. "A massacre" was how Germany's Deutsche Welle
branded the result of the firing by Uzbek security forces on unarmed
protesters in the eastern city of Andijan on May 13. On May
13, thousands of protesters calling for democratic reforms were
slaughtered by Karimov's security police in the city of Andijan. |
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