Ala-Buka
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Ala-Buka a village which is the capital of Ala-Buka District
of Jalal-Abad Province
, Kyrgyzstan
. It is about 25km southwest of Kerben, Kyrgyzstan
on the main highway. There is a lake or reservoir to the southwest. 8km away is the 12th century Mausoleum of Safed-Bulan
and Shah Fasil, a place of pilgrimage. Shah Fasil 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.
Western Jalal-Abad Province: The road continues west past Terek-Say
and over the west end of the Chatkal Range, then north and northeast up the Chatkal Valley. To the west of the bend is the Besh-Aral State Reserve at the far west end of Jalal-Abad Province. Chatkal National Park
in Uzbekistan is somewhere across the border. To the northeast of the bend is Jany-Bazar or Yangi-Bazar with the mausoleum of Idris Paygambar, an Arab mystic. The road goes up the Chatkal Valley over the 3302m Kara-Bura pass (closed in winter) to Kyzyl-Adyr
in Talas Province
. There is no public transport. Formerly the valley was a trade route from the Ferghana Valley northward and had a fairly dense population, but trade declined after the 12th century. There are burial mounds from the first and second millinnea BC.
Need Check: Google earth shows the road branching north at Jany-Bazar and going up the Chandalash rather than the Chatkal valley.
Ala-Buka District
Ala-Buka is a raion of Jalal-Abad Province in western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Ala-Buka.:...
of Jalal-Abad Province
Jalal-Abad Province
Jalal-Abad Province, also known as Jalalabat , is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad. It is surrounded by Talas Province, Chui Province, Naryn Province, Osh Province and Uzbekistan. The Jalal-Abad Province was established on November 21, 1939...
, Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. It is about 25km southwest of Kerben, Kyrgyzstan
Kerben, Kyrgyzstan
Kerben is a village in the Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is the administrative centre of Aksy District.Kerben is well-known due to the Aksy tragedy, which was the starting point of the so-called Tulip revolution in 2005...
on the main highway. There is a lake or reservoir to the southwest. 8km away is the 12th century Mausoleum of Safed-Bulan
Safed-Bulan
Safed-Bulan is a small village and a historic, archaeological reserve that bears a sacred value for the Muslims. This picturesque area is at the North-Western part of Fergana Valley, right where the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan meet...
and Shah Fasil, a place of pilgrimage. Shah Fasil 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.
Western Jalal-Abad Province: The road continues west past Terek-Say
Terek-Say
Terek-Say is a village in the Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan on the main highway about 30 km west northwest of Ala-Buka. See Ala-Buka....
and over the west end of the Chatkal Range, then north and northeast up the Chatkal Valley. To the west of the bend is the Besh-Aral State Reserve at the far west end of Jalal-Abad Province. Chatkal National Park
Chatkal National Park
Chatkal National Park is a national park in the Toshkent Province of Uzbekistan comprising about 570 square kilometres of mountain steppes, mountain forests, alpine meadows, river valleys and floodplain forests. The state nature preserve was established here in 1947, and it was designated a UNESCO...
in Uzbekistan is somewhere across the border. To the northeast of the bend is Jany-Bazar or Yangi-Bazar with the mausoleum of Idris Paygambar, an Arab mystic. The road goes up the Chatkal Valley over the 3302m Kara-Bura pass (closed in winter) to Kyzyl-Adyr
Kyzyl-Adyr
Kyzyl-Adyr is a village in the Kara-Buura District of Talas Province of Kyrgyzstan. To the north is the Kirovskaya Reservoir. From the main east-west highway through Talas Province, one road goes north to Taraz in Kazakhstan and another goes south to Jalal-Abad Province over the Kara-Buura Pass...
in Talas Province
Talas Province
Talas Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas. It is bordered on the west and north by Jambyl Province of Kazakhstan, on the east by Chui Province, on the south by Jalal-Abad Province and on the southwest by a finger of Uzbekistan. It is basically a U-shaped valley open to the...
. There is no public transport. Formerly the valley was a trade route from the Ferghana Valley northward and had a fairly dense population, but trade declined after the 12th century. There are burial mounds from the first and second millinnea BC.
Need Check: Google earth shows the road branching north at Jany-Bazar and going up the Chandalash rather than the Chatkal valley.