Samarkandyk

Samarkandyk
Самаркандык
Samarkandyk
Coordinates: 39°59′40″N 70°32′20″E / 39.99444°N 70.53889°E / 39.99444; 70.53889Coordinates: 39°59′40″N 70°32′20″E / 39.99444°N 70.53889°E / 39.99444; 70.53889
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Batken Region
District Batken District
Population (2009)
  Total 5,442
Time zone UTC +5

Samarkandyk is a village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan.[1] Its population was 5,442 in 2009.[2]

Until 2013, through Samarkandyk passed strategic road Batken-Isfana. In 2013, etnical conflict between enclave of Tadjikistan, Voruh and Samarkandyk led to mutual closing of borders. As Batken-Isfana road passed through Voruh also, government officials started to build a detouring road which would lay entirely in Kyrgyzstan borders. This latter event left Samarkandyk off the road.

References

  1. Soviet military map J-42-05 (1:200.000)
  2. 2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-08-10)
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