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	UTC+5 (UZT)

Kogon (Uzbek: Kogon, Когон; Tajik: Когон; Russian: Каган; until 1935 Yangi Buxoro) is a town and seat of Kogon District in Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The town population in 1989 was 48,054.^[1]

The city was named Yangi Buxoro (New Bukhara) until 1935.

The city has a railway station, , 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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