Farghāna, also Fergana, Ferghana or Pargāna, refers to the vast mountain valley system and the eponymous capital city of Farghāna province in modern Uzbekistan.
Introduction
Etymology and Nomenclature
The name ‘Farghāna’ is derived from the word ‘Pargāna’ (or ‘Pragna’) meaning ‘a small mountainous place’ or ‘mountain valley’ (Bernshtam, 7). It has also been suggested that ‘Pargāna’ is cognate with the name of a tribe from the Scythian Parikan confederatio…