Osh Region
Osh Province (Kyrgyz: Ош областы, Roushie: Ошская область) is a province (oblast) o Kyrgyzstan. Its caipital is Osh. It is boondit bi (clockwise) Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, Cheenae, Tajikistan, Batken Province an Uzbekistan.
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| Osh Province Ош областы Ошская область | |
| Caipital: | Osh |
| Aurie: | 29,200 km² |
| Population: | 1,299,500 (2009) |
| Population density: | 44.5 /km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | KG-O |
Geography an population
eeditMaist o the population lives in the flat northren pairt o the Oblast, on the edge o the Ferghana Valley. The land gradually rises soothward tae the crest o the Alay Muntains, drops intae the Alay Valley an rises tae the Trans-Alai Range which forms the border wi Tajikistan. In the east, the land rises tae the Ferghana Range which is roughly parallel tae the Naryn border. This aurie is drained bi the Kara Darya which flows northwast tae join the Naryn River tae form the Syr Darya in the Ferghana Valley.
Hieway M41 goes sooth ower the muntains frae Osh tae the Tajik border. At Sary-Tash a branch goes east tae the Cheenese border crossin at Irkeshtam. The ither main road goes wast through the flat kintra tae Batken Province.
Mair nor hauf o aw Kyrgyzstan's Uzbeks live in Osh Province. They are 33% o the provincial population as opposed tae 14,5% in Kyrgyzstan as a whole.
Destricts o Osh
eeditOsh province is dividit administratively intae 7 districts (leetit coonter-clockwise)[1]:
| District | Caipital | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Uzgen Destrict | Uzgen | North1 |
| Kara-Suu Destrict | Kara-Suu | North2 |
| Aravan Destrict | Aravan | North3 |
| Nookat Destrict | Eski-Nookat | Wast |
| Chong-Alay Destrict | Daroot-Korgon | Soothwast |
| Alay Destrict | Gulcha | Sootheast |
| Kara-Kulja Destrict | Kara-Kulja | East |
Enclaves an exclaves
eeditKyrgyzstan's ae exclave athin Uzbekistan is administratively pairt o Osh Province (Kara-Suu District). This is the sma village o Barak (population 627) in the Fergana valley, locatit on the road frae Osh (Kyrgyzstan) tae Khodjaabad (Uzbekistan) aboot 4 km north-wast frae the Kyrgyz–Uzbek border in the direction o Andijan.[2]
References
eedit- ↑ "Kyrgyzstan - Джалал-Абадская область". Archived frae the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ Map showing the location of the Kyrgyz exclave Barak. Retrieved on 2 May 2009
- Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides, 2008