City

Margilan

Territory type: City
Elevation: 500 m

Territory notes

The field account

Margilan is a city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan. According to European legend, Margilan was founded by Alexander the Great. On a lunch stop, he was given chicken and bread from which the town took its name. More reliable records indicate that Margilan was an important stop on the Silk Road by the 9th century AD, along the route going across the Alay Mountains to Kashgar.

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Where it sits

The map marks an orientation point for this territory; it does not describe its boundary.

Geographic index

Within this territory

1 destinations in the catalogue

Sights and natural places

Yodgorlik Silk Factory
Cultural Site · 490 m

Visual field notes