Talas Region
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The Talas Region is an area located in the northern part of Kyrgyzstan, a country in Central Asia. It is one of the administrative divisions of Kyrgyzstan and serves as part of the country's geography and governance structure.
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Talas (Kyrgyz: Талас облусу, romanized: Talas oblusu; Russian: Таласская область, romanized: Talasskaya oblast) is a region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas. It is bordered on the west and north by Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan, on the east by Chüy Region, on the south by Jalal-Abad Region and on the southwest by a finger of Uzbekistan. Its total area is 13,406 km (5,176 sq mi). The resident population of the region was 270,994 as of January 2021.
During the 8th-century, the Battle of Talas between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang dynasty was fought here, which culminated in Abbasid victory that led to the Islamization of Central Asia and subsequent abandonment of Buddhism in the region.