Situated in the south of Ferghana Valley it has a total area of 6 800 sq km supporting a population of 2 597 000, 70% of whom lives in rural areas. The climate is continental, with mild winters and very hot summers.

 There are 15 administrative districts in the region. The administrative centre is Ferghana, the city of 214 000 people. Other main towns are Kokand, Kuva, Margilan and Rishtan.

  Well developed industrial brunches in the area are oil processing, chemical processing, textile and silk production, butter-fat production and row materials production. There are oil processing factories functioning in Ferghana and Aitianck towns. The region also produces equipment for oil and gas processing, light and textile industries, silk and cotton cloths, clothing and footwear, glass packaging etc. A wide range of heat power plants supplies sufficient power throughout the area. The ceramic factory in Rishtan produce decorative crockery in the national style.

 Economy of the region is based on agriculture, mainly it is cotton growing , sericulture, horticulture and grapes growing.

  There are large irrigation systems used for crops. Animal breeding concentrates on meat and milk production.

  The region of Ferghana has a circular railroad connecting Kokand, Margilan, Kizil and Kiya. The total length of railroads exceeds 200 km. The tarred roads are more than 3 000 km long.

Highlights
  Kokand town is probably the worth known town in Uzbekistan, it used to be the capital of very powerful Kokand Khanate, which occupied the largest part of Ferghana valley.

  One of the most popular places of tourist interest here is the palace of Hudoyarhan- the last governor of the state. The one can be impressed with beautiful decorations of the palace. The mausoleum of Madarihon- a small burial tomb with two minarets related with the name of poetess Nodira - the wife of the governor of Kokand Umarkhan. She was killed by the request of Bukharian Emir - Nasrulla. There is also bronze monument of Nodira.

  The town of Margilan is known as the centre of producing of famous Uzbek silk, sewing, wood and clay carving.

  There are also a number of health resorts in the area.