Ming-Kush
Appearance
Min-Kush
Миң куш or Миңкуш | |
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Coordinates: 41°40′48″N 74°27′36″E / 41.68000°N 74.46000°E | |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Naryn Region |
District | Jumgal District |
urban-type settlement Min-Kush | 1953 |
Elevation | 2,260 m (7,410 ft) |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 3,353 |
de jure population | |
Time zone | UTC +5 |
Min-Kush (Kyrgyz: Миң куш, 'a thousand birds') is a village (urban-type settlement from 1953 until 2012[2]) in the Jumgal District of Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 3,353 in 2009.[1] It is located in a narrow Min-Kush Valley at a right bank of Min-Kush River about 45 km (28 mi) south of Chaek. It is the site of a former Uranium mine.
References
- ^ a b "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Naryn Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ 2012 Law on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city