Arashan
Arashan | |
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  Arashan | |
| Coordinates: 42°43′55″N 74°38′36″E / 42.73194°N 74.64333°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Chuy Region |
| District | Alamüdün District |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 3,832 |
Arashan is a large village located just to the south of city of Bishkek, in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 3,832 in 2009.[1] The road leading north to Bishkek (about 22 km to the centre) becomes the M39 highway which links Bishkek to Almaty in Kazakhstan in the northeast. Nearby settlements include Tash-Moynok just to the northeast and Besh-Küngöy along the main road to the north, Chong-Tash to the northwest, Vorontsovskoye to the southwest and Koy-Tash and Prokhladnoye to the southeast.[2] It lies in a fertile valley with lush green fields. There is a plantation to the north.[2]
Notable people
- Asankhan Dzhumakhmatov (1923 - 2008) - Kyrgyz composer.
- Almazbek Atambayev (September 17, 1956) - 4th President of Kyrgyzstan
References
- ^ "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chuy Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ^ a b Maps (Map). Google Maps.
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