Subject: Shakhrimardan, Sokh and Vorukh
From: Bruno De Cordier (bc@undp.bishkek.su)
Date: Sat May 29 1999 - 04:17:23 EDT
Also agreeing the Ferghana list should move to substance, let me
immediately throw in a question.
If one takes a look at the map of the Ferghana region, one immediately
notices an odd 'archipelago' of two tiny Uzbek (Shakhrimardan and Sokh)
and one Tajik (Vorukh) enclave within South Kyrgzstan. Those always made
me curious, as both Uzbek enclaves house far less ethnic Uzbek that
actually live in the Osh and Dzhalal-Abad provinces of Kyrgzystan.
Does anybody has information/views on the political-historical
background of these enclaves, and why they were carved out that way ?
How are the ethnic relationships in those enclaves (for ex. between
Tajiks and Kyrgyz in Vorukh) ?
Best regards to all,
Bruno De Cordier
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