Kökjanggak

Kökjanggak
Көкжаңгак
Kökjanggak
Location in Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates:
Country Kyrgyzstan
Province Jalal-Abad Province
Area[1]
 • Total 12.13 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation 1,450 m (4,757 ft)
Lowest elevation 1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Population (2004)
 • Total 10,341

Kökjanggak (also Kok-Jangak or Kok-Dzhangak, Kyrgyz: Көкжаңгак, meaning in Kyrgyz "green walnut", pronounced [kœkd͡ʒɑɴɢɑ́q]) 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.

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History

Kökjanggak originated as a coal-mining settlement in the beginning of 20-th century. The upper strata of coal of Kok-Jangak coal deposit have been mined on a small-scale until the October Revolution. During the Civil War in Russia the mine was destroyed by basmachi and extraction was suspended. During the First Five-Year Plan new drift mines were developed and access railroad from Jalal-Abad built. This resulted in rapid increase of the coal production. In 1943 Kökjanggak became a town.[2]

Population

The population of Kökjanggak was 10,341 in 2004 including 8,400 - Kyrgyz, 640 - Uzbek, 540 - Russian, 210 - Tatar, 140 - Kazakh, and 411 - other nationalities.

References

  1. ^ Webpage of Kökjanggak at website of Association of Cities of KR
  2. ^ (in Russian) Киргизская ССР [Kyrgyz SSR]. Gos. izdatel'stvo geograficheskoi literatury. 1956. 

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