Kök-Jar, Nookat
Kök-Jar (Kyrgyz: Көк-Жар, Russian: Кок-Джар) is a village in the southwest of Nookat District, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 2,786 in 2009.[1]
Kök-Jar Көк-Жар | |
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  Kök-Jar | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′56″N 72°22′26″E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Osh Region |
| District | Nookat District |
| Elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,786 |
Famous people from Kök-Jar include Choton Baatyr (Чотон Баатыр) who killed Alimbek Datka (Kurmanjan Datka's husband, and Minister of the Kokand Khanate), and Mitalip Mamytov (Миталип Мамытов) who performed the first brain surgery in Kyrgyzstan.
References
- "Перепись населения и жилищного фонда Кыргызской Республики 2009. Книга 3 (в таблицах). Регионы Кыргызстана: Ошская область" (PDF). Bishkek: National Committee on Statistics. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012.
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