Arashan is a village located to the south of city of
Bishkek, in northern
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...
. Its population was at 3,791 in 2021.
The road leading north to Bishkek (about 22 km to the centre) becomes the
M39 highway which links Bishkek to
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
in the northeast. Nearby settlements include
Tash-Moynok just to the northeast and
Besh-Küngöy along the main road to the north,
Chong-Tash to the northwest,
Vorontsovskoye to the southwest and
Koy-Tash
Koy-Tash is a village in the Alamüdün District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to ...
and Prokhladnoye to the southeast.
It lies in a fertile valley with lush green fields. There is a plantation to the north.
Notable people
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Asankhan Dzhumakhmatov (1923–2008) - Kyrgyz composer.
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Almazbek Atambayev
Almazbek Sharshen uluu Atambayev ( ky, Алмазбек Шаршен уулу Атамбаев, translit=Almazbek Şarşen uulu Atambayev; born 17 September 1956) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 1 December 2 ...
(born 1956) - 4th
President of Kyrgyzstan
The president of Kyrgyzstan, officially the president of the Kyrgyz Republic (russian: Президент Киргизской Республики; ky, Кыргыз Республикасынын Президенти), is the head of state an ...
References
Populated places in Chüy Region
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