Khalmion

Khalmion
Халмион
Khalmion
Coordinates: 40°12′44″N 71°37′58″E / 40.21222°N 71.63278°E / 40.21222; 71.63278Coordinates: 40°12′44″N 71°37′58″E / 40.21222°N 71.63278°E / 40.21222; 71.63278
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Batken Region
District Kadamjay District
Elevation 762 m (2,500 ft)
Population (2009)
  Total 4,602
Time zone UTC +5

Khalmion (Kyrgyz: Халмион) is a village in Kadamjay District, Batken Region in south-west Kyrgyzstan, sitting practically on the border with Uzbekistan's Fergana Region. Its population was 4,602 in 2009.[1] The village lies just to the west of a tiny enclave (40°12′01″N 71°39′43″E / 40.20028°N 71.66194°E / 40.20028; 71.66194) belonging to Uzbekistan, less than 1 km2 in area and known also as Khalmion, or alternately as Jani-Ayil or Jangy-ayyl. This enclave is located north-northwest of another Uzbek enclave (Shakhimardan). The Kyrgyz villages of Khalmion (40°12′44″N 71°37′58″E / 40.21222°N 71.63278°E / 40.21222; 71.63278) and Jani-Ayil (40°10′56″N 71°40′49″E / 40.18222°N 71.68028°E / 40.18222; 71.68028) lie outside opposite edges of this enclave, within 1 km of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek main border.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  2. "Complete Files of Geographic Names for Geopolitical Areas from GNS". Toponymic information is based on the Geographic Names Database, containing official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names and maintained by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. More information is available at the Maps and Geodata link at http://www.nga.mil. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency name, initials, and seal are protected by 10 United States Code Section 425. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  3. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. "GeoNames WMS Viewer". Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  4. "GeoHack - Batken Region". Retrieved 2013-02-20.
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