Fergana Oblast


The Fergana Oblast was an oblast of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day Fergana Valley. It was created in 1876 when the territories of the former Khanate of Kokand were annexed to Russia. Its administrative center was the city of Skobelev.
The Oblast was disbanded after the Russian Revolution and on April 30, 1918 the region became a part of the Turkestan ASSR.

Administrative division

As of 1897, the Fergana Oblast was divided into 5 uyezds:
UyezdUyezd city Area,
versta2		Population
FerganaNovy Margelan 14,069.1321,860
AndizhanAndizhan 13,333.2360,267
KokandKokand 13,212.6364,658
NamanganNamangan 15,273.4363,789
OshOsh 65,252.7161,640

Demographics

As of 1897, 1,572,214 people populated the oblast. Turkified Sarts constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities included Kyrgyz and Tajiks. The total Turkic-speaking population numbered 1,439,989.

Ethnic groups in 1897