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Talas is a town located in Kyrgyzstan, a country in Central Asia. It serves as the administrative center of Talas Region and is notable as one of the country's significant population centers.
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Place details
- Locality
- Талас шаары
- Region
- Талас облусу
- Country
- Кыргызстан
- Population
- 40,308
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Talas (/təˈlɑːs/; Kyrgyz: [tʰɑɫɑ́s]) is a town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, located in the Talas river valley between two mountain ranges. Its area is 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi), and its resident population was 40,308 in 2021. It is the administrative headquarters of Talas Region. The town was founded by East Slavic settlers in 1877. To the south is the Besh-Tash (‘five rocks’) valley with the Besh-Tash National Park.
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