Nura () is a village in
Alay District
Alay () is a district of Osh Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The capital is Gülchö. The Alay District borders with China in the east, Tajikistan in the south, Chong-Alay District in the west, Nookat District in the north-west, Kara-Suu Di ...
,
Osh Region
Osh is a Regions of Kyrgyzstan, region of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh, which is not part of the region. It is bounded (clockwise) by Jalal-Abad Region, Naryn Region, China (Xinjiang), Tajikistan (Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction ...
of
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...
, at the point where the A371 road from China turns northwest to go over the pass into the
Alay Valley
The Alai Valley is a broad, dry valley running east–west across most of southern Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia.
Geography
The valley spreads over a length of east–west. It has a width of in the west, in the central part, and i ...
. Its population was 1,101 in 2021.
It is at the mouth of a valley that goes south into some glaciated mountains on the Chinese border.
The town and border crossing of
Irkeshtam
Erkeshtam, called Irkeshtam in Chinese and Dungan, or Erkech-Tam in Uyghur and Kyrgyz, is a border crossing between Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang, China, named after a village on the Kyrgyz side of the border in southern Osh Region. The border cross ...
is to the northeast.
An earthquake on October 6, 2008, hit the village, resulting in at least 75 deaths and leveling about 100 buildings. Along with Nura, which was destroyed in the quake, Qura, located near the epicenter, was also leveled.
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Osh Region
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