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Andijan[andizhan´, undyEjAn´] Pronunciation Key or Andizhan[andizhan´, undyEzhAn´] Pronunciation Key, 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.
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