Ala-Buka
| Ala-Buka Ала-Бука | |
|---|---|
  Ala-Buka | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′48″N 71°30′0″E / 41.38000°N 71.50000°ECoordinates: 41°22′48″N 71°30′0″E / 41.38000°N 71.50000°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Province | Jalal-Abad Province |
| District | Ala-Buka District |
| Elevation | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 10,813 |
| Time zone | UTC +5 |
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. Kassan-Say reservoir is located 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 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.