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Kyzyl-Suu
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Kyzyl-Suu (, formerly known as Pokrovka) is a village in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. About 10km inland from Lake Issyk Kul on the A363 highway between Jeti-Ögüz resort and Barskoon, it is the capital of Jeti-Ögüz District. Its population was 15,075 in 2021.

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Place details

Locality
Кызыл-Суу
Region
Ысык-Көл облусу
Country
Кыргызстан
Population
15,075
Timezone
Asia/Bishkek

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kyzyl-Suu
Settlement.native_name
Кызыл-Суу
Settlement.native_name_lang
ky
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Kyzyl-Suu (Jeti-Oguz district) skyline.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Kyrgyzstan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Kyrgyzstan
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Issyk-Kul Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Jeti-Ögüz District
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
1770
Settlement.population_total
15464
Settlement.population_as_of
2023
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.utc_offset1
+6

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Official name
Покровка
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Elevation
1770
Time zone
UTC+06:00
Image
Pokrovka-KirgisSSR.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Population
  • History
  • References

Kyzyl-Suu (, formerly known as Pokrovka) is a village in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. About 10km inland from Lake Issyk Kul on the A363 highway between Jeti-Ögüz resort and Barskoon, it is the capital of Jeti-Ögüz District. Its population was 15,075 in 2021.

At the head of the Chong Kyzyl-Suu ('little red water') valley, it is a base for trekking into the 14,000 foot mountains to the south.

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

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