List of cities in Kyrgyzstan
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This is a list of the 25 official cities in Kyrgyzstan
. Besides these, there are about 30 smaller urban-type settlement
s in 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...
. Besides these, there are about 30 smaller urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
s in Kyrgyzstan.
Name | Kyrgyz name | Oblast | Population | Type |
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Balykchy Balykchy Balykchy is a town with a population about 40,000 people located at the western end of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan, at and an elevation of about 1,900 metres... |
Балыкчы | Issyk Kul Issyk Kul Province Issyk Kul Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Province, Kazakhstan , Chui Province , Naryn Province and Xinjiang, China .... |
41,342 | city |
Batken Batken Batken is a small town of about 12,000 population, in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, on the southern fringe of the Fergana Valley. Its geographical location is... |
Баткен | Batken 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... |
10,987 | city |
Bishkek Bishkek Bishkek , formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, even though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.The name is thought to... |
Бишкек | - | 750,327 | city |
Cholpon-Ata Cholpon-Ata Cholpon-Ata is a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan with a year-round population of about 12,000. It is the administrative center of the Issyk Kul District of Issyk Kul Province; this district occupies most of the lake's north shore... |
Чолпоната | Issyk Kul Issyk Kul Province Issyk Kul Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Province, Kazakhstan , Chui Province , Naryn Province and Xinjiang, China .... |
8,851 | city |
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... |
Исфана | Batken 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... |
16,850 | city |
Jalal-Abad Jalal-Abad Jalalabat is the administrative and economic centre of Jalal-Abad Province in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, with a population of about 150,000... |
Жалалабат | Jalal-Abad 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... |
70,401 | city |
Kant Kant, Kyrgyzstan Kant is a city in the Chuy Valley of northern Kyrgyzstan, some 20 km from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.It is the administrative center of the Ysyk-Ata District .... |
Кант | Chuy Chuy Province Chuy Province or Chui Province is the northernmost province of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk Kul Province, Naryn Province, Jalal-Abad Province and Talas Province... |
22,075 | city |
Kara-Balta Kara-Balta Kara-Balta is a city and municipality on the Chu River, in Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan, the capital of Jaiyl District. It was founded in 1825 under the Kokand Khanate, and received city status in 1975 under the Soviets. Its city population was officially 43,531 in a 2001 census... |
Карабалта | Chuy Chuy Province Chuy Province or Chui Province is the northernmost province of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk Kul Province, Naryn Province, Jalal-Abad Province and Talas Province... |
47,159 | city |
Karakol Karakol Karakol , formerly Przhevalsk, is fourth largest city in Kyrgyzstan, near the eastern tip of Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan, about from the Kyrgyzstan-China border and from the capital Bishkek. It is the administrative capital of Issyk Kul Province... |
Каракол | Issyk Kul Issyk Kul Province Issyk Kul Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Province, Kazakhstan , Chui Province , Naryn Province and Xinjiang, China .... |
64,322 | city |
Karaköl Karaköl See also Karakol', about 25 km east, and Karakol on Lake Issyk Kul.Karaköl is a city in the Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan. Population 22,000 .... |
Каракөл | Jalal-Abad 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... |
17,977 | city |
Kara-Suu Kara-Suu Kara-Suu is a town, river and valley in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan, in the Fergana Valley. The town is 23km northeast of Osh and is the capital of Kara-Suu District.... |
Карасуу | Osh Osh Province Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:... |
19,143 | city |
Kerben 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... |
Кербен | Jalal-Abad 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... |
n/a | city |
Kochkor-Ata Kochkor-Ata Kochkor-Ata is a Kyrgyz town located northwest of the major city Jalal-Abad in Kyrgyzstan. It is located along the major Bishkek-Osh route, approximately 3 miles from the Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan border. During the Soviet-era, the town was known for its rich oil wells.The town itself maintains a... |
Кочкората | Jalal-Abad 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... |
16,104 | city |
Kökjanggak Kökjanggak Kökjanggak is a town of about 10,000 in the Suzak District of the Jalal-Abad Oblast of western Kyrgyzstan, located at a distance of about 35 km of the regional centre city Jalal-Abad.-History:Kökjanggak originated as a coal-mining settlement in the beginning of 20-th century... |
Көкжаңгак | Jalal-Abad 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... |
10,727 | city |
Kyzyl-Kiya Kyzyl-Kiya Kyzyl-Kiya is a city in the Batken Oblast, in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. It is situated on the southern edge of the Fergana Valley, 32 km southeast of Fergana, and 65 km southwest of Osh. The town is one of the oldest centers of the coal mining industry in Kyrgyzstan.Coordinates: .... |
Кызылкыя | Batken 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... |
31,844 | city |
Mailuu-Suu Mailuu-Suu Mailuusuu is a mining town in Jalal-Abad Province of southern Kyrgyzstan which has fallen on very hard times since the demise of the Soviet Union... |
Майлуусуу | Jalal-Abad 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... |
20,365 | city |
Naryn Naryn Naryn is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 34,822 . It is situated on both banks of the Naryn River, , which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town... |
Нарын | Naryn Naryn Province Naryn Province is the largest province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Naryn. The province was established on November 21, 1939 as Tien-Shan Province. On December 20, 1962 the province was dissolved, but on December 11, 1970 re-established again... |
40,050 | city |
Nookat Nookat Nookat , also Eski-Nookat, Iski-Naukat or Naukat, is a village in the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is the seat of Nookat District.... |
Ноокат | Osh Osh Province Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:... |
n/a | city |
Osh Osh Osh is the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". The city is at least 3,000 years old, and has served as the administrative center of Osh Province since 1939... |
Oш | Osh Osh Province Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:... |
208,520 | city |
Shopokov Shopokov Shopokov is a town in the Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan. Although geographically located within Sokuluk District of that province and being the de facto economic and cultural center of the district, Shopokov is administered separately from the district.... |
Шопоков | Chuy Chuy Province Chuy Province or Chui Province is the northernmost province of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk Kul Province, Naryn Province, Jalal-Abad Province and Talas Province... |
9,133 | city |
Sulyukta Sulyukta - Sources :** – World-Gazetteer.com... |
Сүлүктү | Batken 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... |
14,145 | city |
Talas Talas, Kyrgyzstan Talas is a small town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, located in the Talas River valley between two imposing mountain ranges. Its geographical location is and its population is 32,538 . It is the administrative headquarters of Talas province. The town was founded by East Slavic settlers in 1877... |
Tалас | Talas 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... |
32,638 | city |
Tashkömür | Ташкөмүр | Jalal-Abad 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... |
23,331 | city |
Tokmok Tokmok Tokmok ; , Tokmak) is a city of about 53,087 in northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country's capital of Bishkek. Its geographical location is ; its altitude is 816 m above sea level. From 2004 until 19 April 2006 it served as the administrative seat of Chui Province... |
Tокмок | Chuy Chuy Province Chuy Province or Chui Province is the northernmost province of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk Kul Province, Naryn Province, Jalal-Abad Province and Talas Province... |
59,409 | city |
Uzgen Uzgen Uzgen is a town in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. It is the capital of Uzgen District.-Geography:... |
Өзгөн | Osh Osh Province Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:... |
41,497 | city |