Ala-Buka

Ala-Buka a village which is the seat of Ala-Buka District of Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 15,426 in 2021.

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Locality: Ала-Бука
Region: Жалал-Абад облусу
Country: Кыргызстан
Population: 15,426
Timezone: Asia/Bishkek

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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: +6
Settlement.elevation_m: 1156

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ala-Buka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.