Ala-Buka
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ala-Buka
- Settlement.native_name
- Ала-Бука
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kyrgyzstan
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kyrgyzstan
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jalal-Abad Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ala-Buka District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 15426
- Settlement.utc_offset
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- kishlak
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Located in
- Ala-Buka District
- Elevation
- +1156
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Image
- Ala-Buka central.jpg
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Ala-Buka a village which is the seat of Ala-Buka District of Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 15,426 in 2021.
It is about 25 km southwest of Kerben on the main highway. The Kasansay reservoir is located to the southwest. 14 km to the east is the 12th century Mausoleum of Safed-Bulan and Shakh Fazil, a place of pilgrimage. Shakh Fazil is reputed to have first brought Islam to the area. Safed Bulan was a pious woman who is said to have buried the heads of Muslim soldiers who were beheaded after a battle.