Sokh District ( Uzbek : Сўх тумани , romanized: Soʻx tumani , Tajik : ноҳияи Сӯх , romanized : Nohiyai Sūx , Russian : Сохский район , romanized : Sokhsky rayon ) is a district of Uzbekistan 's Fergana Region . It consists of two exclaves of Uzbekistan, surrounded by Kyrgyzstan . Despite being part of Uzbekistan, its population is almost entirely ethnic Tajiks , and the southern part of the district is closer to the border with Tajikistan than with the rest of Uzbekistan. Its capital is the town of Ravon . It has an area of 220 km (85 sq mi) and it has 80,600 inhabitants as of 2022. The district consists of seven urban-type settlements ( Ravon , Qalʻa, Sarikanda , Soʻx, Tul, Hushyor, Tarovatli) and four rural communities (Sohibkor, Ravon, Soʻx, Hushyor). Another village in the district is Limbur .
7-490: The territory of Sokh is divided into two parts, separated by Kyrgyzstan: The exclave's name comes from the river Sokh , 124 km (77 mi) long, which crosses the territory and waters its fertile valley. The exclave is surrounded by the Kyrgyz Batken Region . Sokh's border is 135 km (84 mi) long, with nine border posts guarded by Kyrgyzstan. As of 2022, the population is 80,600. Despite being
14-516: A part of Uzbekistani territory and being surrounded by Kyrgyzstan, its population is mostly Tajik . Together with Kokand , Sokh was one of the centres of the Basmachi uprising from 1918 to 1924. At that time, Sokh was still directly connected with Uzbekistan. Sokh was created in 1955. Local legend holds that “the territory was lost by a Kyrgyz Communist Party official in a card game with his Uzbek counterpart.” Others say it made sense to assign
21-546: A series of car bombings attributed to the IMU. Uzbekistan began mining the borders around Sokh, angering the Kyrgyz who claim Uzbekistan placed mines on its territory. The economy of Sokh is mainly based on agriculture (potatoes and fruits). The fields are supplied by the river Sokh so that agriculture is only possible in the valley plain. The Sokh valley forms a river oasis in the surrounding, barren grassland. The seasonal migration of
28-666: Is 58.9 m /s (2,080 cu ft/s) (near Sarykandy village). Sokh is full-flowing in June-August, and it falls in September. Overall, 276 glaciers covering a total area of 258.7 square kilometres (99.9 sq mi) are in the river catchment. Its largest tributary is the Kojashkan. This article related to a river in Uzbekistan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
35-681: Is a river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan . It takes its rise at the joint of the north slopes of Alay Mountains and Turkestan Range and ends in Ferghana Valley . The Sokh is a left tributary of the Syr Darya . Currently it is largely used for irrigation. The length of the river is 124 kilometres (77 mi) with a catchment area of 3,510 square kilometres (1,360 sq mi), and average yearly discharge of 42.1 cubic metres per second (1,490 cu ft/s). The maximum discharge
42-532: The area to Uzbekistan because the roads running along the Sokh river connected to Uzbekistan to the north rather than going through the rugged Kyrgyz territory to the east and west of the area in question. In 1999, Uzbekistan claimed that militants from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) were using Sokh as their base to attack Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Earlier that year, Tashkent had been rocked by
49-495: The male labour force to Russia is also important. The exclave contains twenty-eight schools, two colleges, three clinics, twelve dispensaries and ten village health centres. 39°57′00″N 71°07′12″E / 39.9500°N 71.1200°E / 39.9500; 71.1200 This Uzbekistan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sokh (river) The Sokh ( Russian : Сох , IPA: [ˈsox] , Kyrgyz : Сох , Uzbek : Soʻx )
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