UZ · Fergana Region · 40.39°N 71.79°E

fergana

Leafy streets and a base for Margilan silk weavers and Rishtan's blue ceramics.

Best time
April–May and September–October are best for markets and workshop visits. July–August is hot, and winter mornings are cold and foggy.
How long
2–3 days
Getting there
About 8 hours direct from KL to Tashkent on Uzbekistan Airways, then the train over the Kamchik Pass to Margilan, about 5 hours, or a short flight to Fergana. Margilan is about 20 minutes from Fergana by taxi.
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UZ · Fergana Regionfergana40.39°N 71.79°Egowherelah.com
Dear group chat,Leafy streets and a base for Margilan silk weavers and Rishtan's blue ceramics.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingFerganaUZ, Fergana Region
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≈ 5,114 km from KL, as the crow flies
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Photo: Shakhboz Urinboev · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Fergana is a leafy, low-key city in the fertile Fergana Valley and the base for its craft towns. Nearby Margilan still weaves ikat silk by hand, and Rishtan's potters make plates in deep blue and green glazes.

Makan

  1. Fergana plovDarker and richer than Tashkent's, made with the valley's own devzira rice.Map ↗
  2. NonPatterned rounds of bread, best still warm from the tandoor.Map ↗
  3. LagmanHand-pulled noodles with peppers, onions and meat, a hearty lunch.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Yodgorlik Silk FactoryMargilan's working silk mill, where cocoons are unwound, threads tie-dyed and ikat woven on wooden looms.Map ↗
  2. Kumtepa BazaarA big, old-style market outside Margilan, piled with silk, embroidered caps and produce on its weekly market days.Map ↗
  3. Rishtan potteryFamily workshops about an hour west, making plates and bowls in the town's blue and green glazes.Map ↗
  4. KokandThe old khanate capital, about 1.5 hours west, with Khudayar Khan's tiled palace.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Guesthouses can arrange visits to working looms and kilns, rather than just the shop at the front.
  • Rishtan workshops wrap ceramics for flying; carry them in your hand luggage.
  • As across Uzbekistan, meat in local restaurants is halal as a rule; pork turns up mainly in Russian and Korean places, and alcohol is widely sold.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.