Leilek District
Encyclopedia
Leilek is a raion
(district) of Batken Province
in south-western Kyrgyzstan
. It borders with Batken District
in the east, and Tajikistan
in the south, west, and north. The capital lies at Isfana
. :
, high foothills, and Isfara-Isfana Valley with lowest point of Kyrgyzstan - 394 meters above sea level.
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
(district) of Batken Province
Batken Province
Batken Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Province, on the south, west and north by Tajikistan and on the northeast by Uzbekistan. The northern part of the province is part of the flat, agricultural Ferghana Valley...
in south-western 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 borders with Batken District
Batken District
Batken is a raion of Batken Province in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Batken.:-Towns and villages:Batken district is divided into nine administrative divisions :- Darin A/O...
in the east, and Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
in the south, west, and north. The capital lies at Isfana
Isfana
Isfana is a small town of about 28,085 at the extreme western end of Batken Oblast in southern Kyrgyzstan, at the southern fringe of the Fergana valley. Backed up against the enormous mountains in the south and surrounded on three sides by Tajikistan, the town and the nearby villages are largely...
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Geography
Leilek District is located at northern slopes of Turkestan RangeTurkestan Range
One of the westernmost extensions of the massive Tian Shan system, the Turkestan Range stretches for a total length of 340 km from the Alay Mountains on the border of Kyrgyzstan with Tajikistan to the Samarkand oasis in Uzbekistan...
, high foothills, and Isfara-Isfana Valley with lowest point of Kyrgyzstan - 394 meters above sea level.
Towns, rural communities, and villages
In total, Leilek District include 1 town and 46 villages in 9 rural communities (aiyl okmotus). The rural communities and settlements in the Leilek District are :- town of district significance IsfanaIsfanaIsfana is a small town of about 28,085 at the extreme western end of Batken Oblast in southern Kyrgyzstan, at the southern fringe of the Fergana valley. Backed up against the enormous mountains in the south and surrounded on three sides by Tajikistan, the town and the nearby villages are largely...
(including villages: Golbo, Samat, Chimgen, Taylan, Myrza-Patcha, Ak-Bulak) - Ak-Suu aiyl okmotu (center village Ak-SuuAk-Suu, LeilekAk-Suu is a village in the Leilek District of Batken Province of Kyrgyzstan....
and also villages Alga, Jenish, and Suu-Bashi) - Beshkent aiyl okmotu (cener - village BeshkentBeshkentBeshkent is a village in the Leilek District of Batken Province of Kyrgyzstan....
, and also villages Imeni Karla Marksa, Kayragach, 50 Let SSSR, and Eski Oochu) - Margun aiyl okmotu (center - village MargunMargunMargun is a town in the Batken Province of Kyrgyzstan.Nearby towns and villages include Dzhany-Dzher , Churbek and Andarkhan .- External links :*...
, and also villages ChurbekChurbekChurbek is a village in the Batken Province of Kyrgyzstan.Nearby towns and villages include Andarkhan , Dzhany-Dzher and Margun .- External links :* *...
, Darkhum, and Dargaz) - Jangy Jer aiyl okmotu (center - village Tsentral'noe, and also villages Arka, Dostuk)
- Leilek aiyl okmotu (center - village KorgonKorgonKorgon is a village in the Batken Province of Kyrgyzstan.Nearby towns and villages include Churbek , Andarkhan and Dzhany-Dzher . There is another Korgon in the Chatkal Valley of Jalal-Abad Province ....
, and also villages Kara-Suu, Leilek, Chuyanchy, and Ak-Terek) - Katran okmotu (center - village KatranKatranKatran is a village in the Batken Province of Kyrgyzstan.Nearby towns and villages include Shadymyr and Ravat .- External links :*...
, and also villages Jangy Turmush, and Ozgeryush) - Kulundu aiyl okmotu (center - village Kulundu, and also villages Bulak-Bashy, Internatsianal'noe, Kommunizm and Imeni Lenina)
- Sumbulu aiyl okmotu (center - village AndarakAndarakAndarak is a village in the Batken Province of Kyrgyzstan.The town of Dasgan is 10 miles to the northwest.- External links :*...
, and also villages Iskra, Kek-Tash, and Kommuna) - Toguz Bulak aiyl okmotu (center - village Toguz Bulak, and also villages Aykol, Kara-BulakKara-Bulak, LeilekKara-Bulak is a village in the Leilek District of Batken Province of Kyrgyzstan....
, Madaniyat, 50 Let Kirgizii, and Imeni Chapaeva)