Jangy-Jol, Aksy Explained

Official Name:Jangy-Jol
Native Name:Жаңы-Жол
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Jalal-Abad
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Aksy
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3033
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:41.5944°N 72.1222°W
Elevation M:850

Jangy-Jol (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Жаңы-Жол, formerly Malkaldy)[1] is a village in Aksy District of Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is the seat of Jangy-Jol ayyl aymagy (rural community).[2] Its population was 3,033 in 2021. The village lies along the river Malkaldy and its confluence with the Kara-Suu.[3] From 1943 until 1958, the village was the administrative center of the Jangy-Jol District, which was renamed into Aksy District in 1991.[1]

Main features of the village

The village has a small hospital, a big and modern two-store Kyrgyz-language secondary school, a club and a mosque. Absolute majority of the residents are Muslim Kyrgyz. There are some Russians, Uzbeks, etc. The residents of the village are mostly farmers. They also have some summer pastures to breed domestic animals.

Prominent people from the village

Some politicians, like Maten Sydykov, and journalist and publicist Uran Toktonazarovich Botobekov were born in the village.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Аксы району. Aksy District. Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan]. 473. ky. 2004. Bishkek.
  2. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. ky. May 2021. National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 20–22.
  3. Soviet military map K-43-19 (1:200,000)