Kurshab (established as ''Pokrovskoye'', before 2004: ''Leninskoye'') is a large village in
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 ...
. It is part of the
Özgön District
Özgön or Uzgen () is a district of Osh Region in south-western 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 ...
.
Its population was 20,471 in 2021.
It is situated near the river
Kurshab, between the cities
Osh Osh is a city in Kyrgyzstan. Osh or OSH may also refer to:
* Osh (food), in Tajik and Uzbek cuisines
* Osh (singer) (born 1995), English singer and rapper
* OSH, the IATA code for Wittman Regional Airport near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States ...
and
Özgön
Özgön () or Uzgen () (from Sogdian Uzkand ("city of the ''Uz'' ")Room, Adrian (2006). ''Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites'' (2nd ed.). Lon ...
.
The settlement was established as Pokrovskoye by settlers from majorly
Kiev Governorate
Kiev Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire (1796–1917), Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–18; 1918–1921), Ukrainian State (1918), and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919–19 ...
of
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
in 1893. By 1900s Pokrovskoye amounted to 186 households.
Population
References
Populated places in Osh Region
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