Kogon, Uzbekistan


Kogon is a town and seat of Kogon District in Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The town population in 1989 was 48,054.
The city was named Yangi Buxoro until 1935.
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.