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Read and give the annotation (general idea) of the text in 3 sentences

1._ The history of the city dates back to 1877. Fergana was founded by the Russians as a garrison city after the capture of the Kokand Khanate. It was decided to build a new city 12 km from the old town of Margilan. At first it was called New Margelan, and then it was renamed Skobelev in 1907 in honor of the Russians who took Kokand. Since 1924 it has been called Fergana

2._ Its territory is 70 square kilometers, and the population is 230 thousand people.