Kosonsoy
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| Kosonsoy Kasansay Kassan-Sai Kassansay Koson |
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  Kosonsoy
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| Country |  Uzbekistan |
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| Elevation | 885 m (2,906 ft) |
| Population (late 2006) | |
| - Total | 43,684 |
| Postal code | 717235 |
Kosonsoy is a town in Uzbekistan. Kosonsoy in Namangan province is different from the town of Koson of the Qashqadaryo province of Uzbekistan. Kosonsoy is named after the River "Koson" which flows from high mountains of Kyrgizistan to Turakurgan district of Namangan region (oblast)of Uzbekistan, the word "soy" in Tajik means "small river".
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[edit] History
Kosonsoy is an ancient place, its first settlements date back to times of Kushan Empire. The word "koson" came out from the word Kushan. Kosonsoy was an essential part of Kushan Empire together with ancient city of Akhsikent, near Namangan city. There are still remains of ancient Mug Castle of Kushanids in the north part of the city
[edit] Population
Kosonsoy has a population about 43,684 inhabitants[1]. The centre of district is town of Kosonsoy. The majority of population in Kosonsoy are ethnic Tajiks.
[edit] Education
There are five Secondary Special Education Collages (SSEC) and one Academic Lyleum in Kosonsoy. SSECs include medical Collage, pedagogical Collage, transport and communication Collage, Technical collage and few others. There are about 46 secondary schools in Kosonsoy, more than a half of them are Tajik schools and one Russian and Uzbek school.
[edit] Environment
Kosonsoy is a mounteaneous place, and the mountain is as close as 3 km to the centre of district. The river Kosonsoy divides the city into two parts.
[edit] Prominent People
Makhdumi Azam Kosoni, (is also known as Ahmad Kasani) a prominent Muslim scholar/scientist/poet was born in Kosonsoy, the street of maxdumi Azam was named after him and there is monument of Maxdumi Azam near the bank of Kosonsoy River, completed in September 2007.
