[2][3] The great river Syrdarya, the main waterway in Central Asia, starts in the territory of Namangan.

There are two big mountain tunnels connecting the Fergana valley with the inner city area and other regions of the country, located in the territory of Namangan.

Textile, food processing, machinery, and building materials production are prevailing in the regional industry.

As of July 2014, foreign trade turnover of Namangan region comprised US$136 million, which is a 10.8% increase comparing to the same period in previous year.

Namangan region plays an important role in the centuries-old history of Uzbekistan, especially at the time of Independence.

There are historical and holy places in the region: Mulla Kirgiz mosque (1910), Ota Valikhon Tura and Sheykh Iskhok Eshon mosques, Hasrati Mavlono Lutfullokh Chustiy complex, Mulla Bozor Okhund mausoleum, as well as such holy places as Baliqlik Mozor, Buloqdi Mozor, and Bibi Ona.

The Namangan region is widely known for its gardens and it is also famous for a national dress made of "Beqasam" material, a type of silk called atlas and Chust knives, embroidered skull-caps, as well as the curative waters of its sanatoria and resorts, the most popular resort being in the city of Chartak.