Toktogul ( ky, Toктогул, 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 poet and musician
Toktogul Satilganov
Toktogul Satylganov ( ky, Токтогул Сатылган уулу, translit=Toktogul Satylgan uulu, Perso-Arabic: توقتوعۇل ساتىلعان ۇۇلۇ; russian: Токтогул Сатылганов, translit=Toktogul Satylganov; 25 Oc ...
. Toktogul was born in Kushchusu, a village now submerged in the
Toktogul Reservoir.
[Soviet military ma]
K-43
(1:1,000,000) It is located on the northern shore of the
Toktogul reservoir. To the south, highway
M41 curves around the eastern end of the reservoir toward
Karaköl and
Jalal-Abad
Jalal-Abad (also spelled Dzhalal-Abad, Djalal-Abat, Jalalabat; ky, Жалал-Aбат, ''Calal-Abat/Jalal-Abat'', جالال-ابات, ) is the administrative and economic centre of Jalal-Abad Region in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and ...
city. To the north the road goes up the Chychkan valley into
Talas Region on its way to
Bishkek
Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...
.
Population
References
Populated places in Jalal-Abad Region
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