This article describes the history of the development of the handicrafts industry in the villages of the Fergana valley in the late XIX and early XX centuries. The main focus is on the factors of the development of handicrafts in the Fergana valley, the reasons for the development of rural handicrafts centers, the impact of the socio-economic processes of the period on rural handicrafts in the region. The opinions expressed are analyzed on the basis of factual materials.

Fergana valley, villages, craft industry, rural crafts centers, blacksmithing, textile, pottery, natural factors, industrial goods, impact on networks, keep the craft.