| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Namangan |
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(n m n-gän´) (KEY) , city (1989 pop. 305,585), capital of Namangan region, W Uzbekistan, in the Fergana Basin. A center for the production of cotton and silk, it also has food-processing plants. Russian forces captured Namangan in 1875. |
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