Ysyk-Ata District
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| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
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| Province | Chuy Province |
| Time zone | GMT +5 (UTC+5) |
Ysyk-Ata District (Russian: Ысык–Атинский район) is one of the eight districts of Chuy Province in the northern Kyrgyzstan. The administrative center of the district is the city of Kant, and the district itself was known as Kant District in the past. The district is located in the on the southern side of the Chui River, about halfway between the national capital Bishkek and the provincial capital Tokmok.
The district's land area 1,900 square km; population 125,856, of which 22,862 live in the district center, the city of Kant.
[edit] Air force base and school
In 1941, a Soviet Air Force base and pilot training school were set up in the district. During WWII, 1507 military pilots were trained there. Since 1956, the school trained foreign pilots; among its graduates were both the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and the late Syrian president Hafez Assad.
In 1992, the air base was transferred to Kyrgyzstan authorities; since 2003 it hosts Russian Air Force units. [1]
[edit] Water erosion
The district authorities, as well as the residents of the riverside village of Milianfan (Russian: Милянфан), are concerned with the River Chui gradually washing away the district's land, as it shifts its course to the south and erodes its left (southern) bank.[2]
[edit] Source
- Ysyk-Ata District data at the provincial administration web site. (Russian)
- ^ Санкт-Петербург взял шефство над российской авиационной базой в городе Кант (Киргизская Республика)
- ^ Ползущая Чу. Территория Кыргызстана уменьшается с каждым годом ("The creeping Chui. The land of Kyrgyzstan shrinks every year") Вечерний Бишкек (Vecherniy Bishkek), No. 247, 2004-Dec-31.
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