Official Name: | Kayyngdy |
Native Name: | Кайынды |
Pushpin Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Chüy |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Panfilov |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ernur Jumabaev |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 9561 |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 42.83°N 73.68°W |
Elevation M: | 860 |
Area Code: | +996 3137 |
Kayyngdy (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Кайыңды; Russian: Каинды|Kaindy or Каинда Kainda) is a city in the Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. It became a city in 2012.[1] Its population was 9,561 in 2021. It is the seat of Panfilov District.[2] It features the railroad station closest to the Kazakhstan border on the north route of the Kyrgyz Railways and is the first town one enters when traveling to Kyrgyzstan by train.
During World War II, in 1942, the Tank Training Centre of the Polish Anders' Army was based in Kayyngdy.[3] Polish soldiers trained there before fighting Nazi Germany.