Murkut

Coordinates: 40°18′0″N 72°12′0″E / 40.30000°N 72.20000°E / 40.30000; 72.20000
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Murkut
Murkut is located in Kyrgyzstan
Murkut
Murkut
Coordinates: 40°18′0″N 72°12′0″E / 40.30000°N 72.20000°E / 40.30000; 72.20000
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionOsh Region
DistrictNookat District
Elevation
1,035 m (3,396 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,803
Time zoneUTC+6

Murkut is a village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Nookat District.[1] Its population was 3,803 in 2021.[2]

It was the hometown of Kyrgyz women’s rights activist Urkuya Salieva, and is home to a museum dedicated to her.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 54–57.
  2. ^ "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ Ukhina, Diana. ""Monument to the Revolution Fighters" in Monuments of Bishkek (zine)". Monuments of Bishkek: 20–24. Retrieved November 14, 2021.