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Fergana Oblast

The Fergana Oblast was an oblast (province) 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.

Administrative division
As of 1897, the Fergana Oblast was divided into 5 uyezds: ==Demographics==
Demographics
As of 1897, 1,572,214 people populated the oblast. Turkified Sarts (a name used for Tajiks) constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities included Kyrgyz and Tajiks. The total Turkic-speaking population numbered 1,439,989 (91.6% of the total population of the oblast). Ethnic groups in 1897 == Notes ==
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