Manas () is a
district
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of
Talas Region
Talas (; ) is a regions of Kyrgyzstan, region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas, Kyrgyzstan, Talas. It is bordered on the west and north by Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan, on the east by Chüy Region, on the south by Jalal-Abad Region ...
in north-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 Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...
. Its area is ,
and its resident population was 37,505 in 2021.
The administrative seat lies at
Pokrovka.
The district is named after the mythical Kyrgyz national hero,
Manas, who is said to have been born in the
Alatau mountains in the raion. A few kilometers outside Talas lies a
mausoleum
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, supposedly that of Manas, called the ''
Kümböz Manas''. However, the
inscription
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on its richly decorated facade dedicates it to "...the most glorious of women Kenizek-Khatun, the daughter of the Emir Abuka".
The building, known as "Manastin Khumbuzu" or "The Ghumbez of Manas", is thought to have been built in 1334. It now contains a
museum
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dedicated to the epic. A ceremonial mound also lies nearby.
Population
Rural communities and villages
In total, Manas District include 22 settlements in 5 rural communities (). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Manas District are:
# Kayyngdy (seat: Aral; incl. Kayyngdy, Nyldy, Sary-Bulak and Chech-Döbö)
# Kyrgyzstan (seat: Talas; incl. Kök-Döbö and Manas)
# May (seat: May; incl. Novodonetskoye)
# Semetey (seat: Semetey; incl. Bala-Sary, Jayylgan, Kara-Archa and Sögöt)
# Üch-Korgon (seat: Kyzyl-Jyldyz; incl. Ak-Tash, Jiyde, Kengesh, Chong-Kapka, Tash-Bashat and Üch-Korgon)
References
Districts of Talas Region
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