Jeti-Ögüz | |
Native Name: | Жети-Өгүз (айыл) |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
Coordinates: | 42°N 78°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Issyk-Kul Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jeti-Ögüz District |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 3986 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Jeti-Ögüz (ky|Жети-Өгүз|Jeti-Ögüz|lit=seven bulls) is a village located at the north slope of Teskey Ala-Too mountain range near Issyk Kul in the Jeti-Ögüz District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 4,143 in 2021.
The thermal springs of Jeti-Ögüz were known to local inhabitants since antiquity. The place became known to Europe after 1856 when Semenov-Tian-Shanskii first visited it. Since 1965 the resort operates year-round. In 1991, an important meeting between Boris Yeltsin and Askar Akayev took place in Jeti-Ögüz.