Toktogul (, known until 31 July 1957 as ''Muztör'' ()), is a city (since 2012)
in
Jalal-Abad Region
Jalal-Abad (; ) is a region (''oblast, oblus'') 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 ...
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 ...
. Its population was 20,577 in 2021.
It is the administrative seat of
Toktogul District
Toktogul () is a district of Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lies at Toktogul. Its area is , and its resident population was 103,310 in 2021.
The town and district are named after its most famous son - the musicia ...
.
It is named after its most famous son: the poet and musician
Toktogul Satilganov
Toktogul Satylganov (, Perso-Arabic: توقتوعۇل ساتىلعان ۇۇلۇ; ; 25 October 1864 – 17 February 1933) was the most famous of the Kyrgyz Akyns – improvising poets and singers. The Kyrgyz town of Toktogul in the Jalal-Abad R ...
. Toktogul was born in Kushchusu, a village now submerged in the
Toktogul Reservoir
Toktogul (, known until 31 July 1957 as ''Muztör'' ()), is a city (since 2012) in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 20,577 in 2021. It is the administrative seat of Toktogul District.
It is named after its most famous son: the p ...
.
[Soviet military ma]
K-43
(1:1,000,000) It is located on the northern shore of the
Toktogul reservoir
Toktogul (, known until 31 July 1957 as ''Muztör'' ()), is a city (since 2012) in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 20,577 in 2021. It is the administrative seat of Toktogul District.
It is named after its most famous son: the p ...
. To the south, highway
M41 curves around the eastern end of the reservoir toward
Karaköl and
Jalal-Abad
Jalal-Abad (; ) is the administrative and economic centre of Jalal-Abad Region in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its resident population was 123,239 in 2021. It is situated at the north-eastern end of the Fergana valley along the Kög ...
city. To the north the road goes up the Chychkan valley into
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 ...
on its way to
Bishkek
Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek (until 1926), and then Frunze (1926–1991), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. Bishkek is situated near the Kazakhstan ...
.
Population
Climate
References
Populated places in Jalal-Abad Region
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