Samarkandyk
Samarkandek is a village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan.[1] Its population was 5,442 in 2009.[2]
Samarkandek
Самаркандек | |
|---|---|
  Samarkandek | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′40″N 70°32′20″E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Batken Region |
| District | Batken District |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 5,442 |
| Time zone | UTC +5 |
Until 2013, through Samarkandyk passed strategic road Batken-Isfana. In 2013, ethnic conflict between enclave of Tadjikistan, Voruh and Samarkandyk led to mutual closing of borders. As Batken-Isfana road passed through Voruh also, government officials started to build a detouring road which would lay entirely in Kyrgyzstan borders. This latter event left Samarkandyk off the road.
References
- Soviet military map J-42-05 (1:200.000)
- "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
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