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18:44 msk, 9 february 2010
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Located in southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzgen was known in the 8th and 9th centuries as the capital of the Karakhanid state. Uzgen was built in the oasis on the caravan route from Maverrannahr to Eastern Turkestan. Clashes between Uzbeks and Kyrgyzes took place there on the eve of disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's. These days, Uzgen is famous for the medieval minaret and special rice for pilau. Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov, an Uzbek, was born and grew in Uzgen. Here is a report on Uzgen as it is drafted by an anonymous American volunteer from the Peace Corps. The report was apparently meant for executives of the organization. Ferghana.Ru news agency laid its hands on it quite by chance but entirely legitimately.
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