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Ala-Buka
Ala-Buka a village which is the seat of Ala-Buka District of Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 15,426 in 2021. It is about 25 km southwest of Kerben on the main highway. The Kasansay reservoir is located to the southwest. 14 km to the east is the 12th century Mausoleum of Safed-Bulan and Shakh Fazil The Shakh Fazil Archaeological Complex is located in the village Safedbulan, Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a sacred Muslim site, and an annual mass pilgrimage occurs here. The name of the main building in many scholarly sources is the T ..., a place of pilgrimage. Shakh Fazil is reputed to have first brought Islam to the area. Safed Bulan was a pious woman who is said to have buried the heads of Muslim soldiers who were beheaded after a battle. UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ala-Buka District
Ala-Buka () is a district of Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan. The seat lies at Ala-Buka. Its area is , and its resident population was 108,647 in 2021. Population Populated places In total, Ala-Buka District comprised 41 villages in 8 rural communities ('). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Ala-Buka District are: # Ak-Korgon (seat: Ak-Korgon; incl. Safedbulan, Padek and Bayastan) # Ak-Tam (seat: Ak-Tam; incl. Japa-Saldy and Kyzyl-Ata) # Ala-Buka (seat: Ala-Buka; incl. Dostuk, Sapalak and Sary-Talaa) # Birinchi May (seat: Ayry-Tam Ayry-Tam ( ky, Айры-Там, formerly ''Pervomayskoye'') is a village in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Ala-Buka District Ala-Buka () is a district of Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan. The seat lies at Ala-Buka. Its ...; incl. Ak-Bashat, Alma-Bel, Jangy-Shaar, Kara-Üngkür, Ajek and Sovet-Say) # Kök-Serek (seat: Tenggi; incl. Ak-Taylak, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safed-Bulan
Safedbulan ( ky, Сафедбулан, before 2004: Гулистан ''Gulistan'') is a village in Ala-Buka District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 6,707 in 2021. It is also an archaeological reserve that is considered sacred for Muslims. The village is in an area in the north-western part of the Fergana Valley, on the border with Uzbekistan. It lies on the river Chanachsay, 14 km east of Ala-Buka and 11 km southwest of Kerben. The settlement is at least one thousand years old and is mentioned in medieval, Arabic and Persian scriptures under the name ''Isbid Bulan''. History The village of Safedbulan is named after ''Bulan'' (woman), a black African maiden. According to legend, Bulan came to the lands of Central Asia with the army of Arabic warriors led by her beloved and, perhaps, her master -''Shah-Jarir'' (grandson of Prophet Mohammad). Apparently this wave of the Muslim conquests was a successful one, since historical sources tell that the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalal-Abad Region
Jalal-Abad Region ( ky, Жалал-Абад облусу, Jalal-Abad oblusu; russian: Джалал-Абадская область, Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast) is a region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad. It is surrounded by (clockwise from the north) Talas Region, Chüy Region, Naryn Region, Osh Region, and Uzbekistan. Jalal-Abad Region was established on 21 November 1939. On 27 January 1959 it became a part of Osh Region, but regained its old status as a region on 14 December 1990. Its total area is . The resident population of the region was 1,260,617 as of January 2021. The region has a sizeable Uzbek (24.8% in 2009) minority. Geography Jalal-Abad Region covers (16.2% of total country's area) in central-western Kyrgyzstan. The southern edge of the region is part of the Ferghana Valley. The rest of the region is mountainous. M41, the main north-south highway from Bishkek to Osh, takes a very crooked route down the center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek. Ethnic Kyrgyz make up the majority of the country's seven million people, followed by significant minorities of Uzbeks and Russians. The Kyrgyz language is closely related to other Turkic languages. Kyrgyzstan's history spans a variety of cultures and empires. Although geographically isolated by its highly mountainous terrain, Kyrgyzstan has been at the crossroads of several great civilizations as part of the Silk Road along with other commercial routes. Inhabited by a succession of tribes and clans, Kyrgyzstan has periodically fallen under larger domination. Turkic nomads, who trace their ancestry to many Turkic states. It was first established as the Yenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate later i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerben, Kyrgyzstan
Kerben ( ky, Кербен, older name ''Karavan'') is a town in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 18,695 in 2021. It is the administrative centre of Aksy District. Despite the fact that the town officially was founded in the early 1920s, medieval Persian historiographers noted in their works a caravanserai, or fortified “hotel” for merchants and travelers, in a place very close to today's Kerben. Archaeological excavations carried out by A. Bernshtam corroborated that records. Kerben gained notoriety in 2002 when police fired into a crowd of unarmed demonstrators, killing six. The demonstrations were triggered by a political dispute between a local member of the national parliament, Azimbek Beknazarov, and Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev over an agreement with China that ceded some territory in the high Tien Shan range to China. Local officials and police officers suspected of being involved in the shootings were later acquitted or pardoned. Beknazarov rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakh Fazil
The Shakh Fazil Archaeological Complex is located in the village Safedbulan, Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a sacred Muslim site, and an annual mass pilgrimage occurs here. The name of the main building in many scholarly sources is the Tomb of Shah Fadl, and this is a major Qarakhanid tomb probably built between 1050–1060. Site description The collection of sites is made up of the Shakh Fazil Mausoleum, Safed-Bulan Mausoleum, the holy mountain of Archa Mazar, Alamberdar Mausoleum, holy hermit's cave, an 18th/19th-century Mosque, and vertical stone phallos. The mausoleum of Shakh Fazil, the most important site in the collection, is unique in its own right and stands apart from other Karakhanid-era mausolea. World Heritage status This site was added as an individual entry to the UNESCO World Heritage A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
