Tokmok
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Tokmok is a city in northern Kyrgyzstan located in the Chüy Valley, east of the capital Bishkek, with a population of about 71,000 people. It served as the administrative center of Chüy Region from 2003 to 2006 and sits near the Chu River and the border with Kazakhstan.
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Place details
- Locality
- Токмок шаары
- Region
- Chuy Region
- Country
- Кыргызстан
- Population
- 71,443
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- Demographics
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- Industry
- Notable residents
- Twin town
- See also
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Tokmok (; ) is a city in the Chüy Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country's capital of Bishkek, with a population of 71,443 in 2021. Its elevation is 816 m above sea level. From 2003 to 2006, it was the administrative seat of Chüy Region. Just to the north is the river Chu and the border with Kazakhstan.
Tokmok was established as a northern military outpost of the Khanate of Kokand . Thirty years later, it fell to the Russians who demolished the fort. The modern town was founded in 1864 by Major-General Mikhail Chernyayev.