evidence: This post is about the Fergana Valley in Uzbekistan. The Fergana valley in Uzbekistan still receives few tourists. It is one of those off the beaten path places to visit in Uzbekistan where you still feel like an explorer. [...] With the spread of Islam in the 8th century, the Fergana Valley became an important center of Islamic learning and culture. Again it was controlled by many different rulers from the Mongols, the Timurids, the Shaybanid dynasty and the Soviets. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Uzbekistan gained independence, and the Fergana Valley became part of the newly formed Republic of Uzbekistan. The Fergana Valley in Uzbekistan