Kurshab
Kurshab (established as Pokrovskoe, and known as Leninskoye before 2003 [1]) is a large village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. The settlement was established as Pokrovskoe by settlers from majorly Kiev Governorate of Russian Empire in 1893. By 1900s Pokrovskoe amounted to 186 households. [2] Its population was 16,364 in 2009.[3] It is situated near the river Kurshab, between the cities Osh and Uzgen.
Kurshab
Куршаб | |
|---|---|
  Kurshab | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′30″N 73°11′20″E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Osh Region |
| District | Uzgen District |
| Pokrovskoe | 1893 |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 16,364 |
| Time zone | UTC +5 |
References
- Name change law
- Brusina, Olga (2001). Славяне в Средней Азии: Этнические и социальные процессы. Конец XIX - конец XX века [The Slavs in Central Asia: Ethnic and Social Processes. End of XIX -end of XX century] (in Russian). Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura. ISBN 5-02-018050-5.
- "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Osh Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
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