Kogon, Uzbekistan

Kogon
Town

Southern side of the Travel Palace
Kogon

Location in Uzbekistan

Coordinates: 39°43′N 64°33′E / 39.717°N 64.550°E / 39.717; 64.550Coordinates: 39°43′N 64°33′E / 39.717°N 64.550°E / 39.717; 64.550
Country  Uzbekistan
Region Bukhara Region
District Kogon District
Town status 1929
Population (2013)
  Total 58 000
Time zone UZT (UTC+5)

Kogon (Uzbek: Kogon, Когон; Tajik: Когон; Russian: Каган) is a town and seat of Kogon District in Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan.The town population in 1989 year was 48 054 people.[1]

The city has a railway station Bukhara-1, serving the city of Bukhara, which is located 12 km from Kogon. In 1990 construction of long-distance trolleybus line Bukhara - Kogon started, but later it was discontinued.

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