Chong-Alay District (big Alay) ( ky, Чоң Алай району; russian: Чон-Алайский район) is a

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Osh Region Osh Region ( ky, Ош облусу, translit=Osh oblusu; russian: Ошская область, Oshskaya oblast) is a region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh, which is not part of the region. It is bounded by (clockwise) Jalal-Abad Re ...

in far south-western

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. The administrative seat lies at

Daroot-Korgon Daroot-Korgon (also ''Daraut-Kurghan'' or ''Darautkorgon'' or ''Daroot-Qurghan'') is a village in the western Alay Valley of Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is the capital of Chong-Alay District. Its population was 6,421 in 2021. It is about 90 k ...

. Its area is , and its resident population was 32,140 in 2021. The Chong-Alay District include 3 rural communities (): Chong-Alay, Kashka-Suu, and Jekendi.

History

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reported that on September 17, 2022, as part of the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes, Chong-Alay District was the site of an exchange of mortar fire with Tajikistani troops.

Geography

Chong-Alay District occupies the western part of

Alay Valley The Alay Valley ( ky, Алай өрөөнү, ) is a broad, dry valley running east–west across most of southern Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It spreads over a length of east–west. The valley extends in north–south direction with varying width ...

. The northern boundary of the district is located at

Alay Mountains The Alay or Alai Range ( ky, Алай тоо кыркасы; russian: Алайский хребет) is a mountain range that extends from the Tien Shan mountain range in Kyrgyzstan west into Tajikistan. It is part of the Pamir-Alay mountain syst ...

, and southern - at

Trans-Alay Range russian: Заалайский хребет , etymology = , photo = Alai Valley 1.jpg , photo_caption = Trans-Alay Range and Alay Valley , photo_size = 250 , country = Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan , state = , region = Osh Province, Gorno-Badaksh ...

. The valley is inclined from east to west, with the lowest point at 1560 meters above sea level. Climate is sharply continental with cold winters. Annual precipitation is 500–650 mm. Average temperature in July is +19-22C, and December -10-15C. The hydrology is dominated by the river Kyzyl-Suu (flowing towards the west) and its tributaries.

Demographics

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Chong-Alay District was 99.9% Kyrgyz and 0.1% other groups.

Populated places

In total Chong-Alay District comprised 22 settlements in 3 rural communities (). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Chong-Alay District are:List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan
# Jekendi (seat: Karamyk; incl. Jekendi, Kara-Teyit, Shibee and Chuluk) # Kashka-Suu (seat: Kashka-Suu; incl.

Achyk-Suu Achyk-Suu is a village in Chong-Alay District of Osh 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 the we ...

, Kabyk,

Kara-Kabak Kara-Kabak is a village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Chong-Alay District Chong-Alay District (big Alay) ( ky, Чоң Алай району; russian: Чон-Алайский район) is a district of Osh Region in far south-wes ...

, Burgan-Suu, Jayylma and Kichi-Jayylma) # Chong-Alay (seat:

; incl.

Jar-Bashy Jar-Bashy is a village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Chong-Alay District Chong-Alay District (big Alay) ( ky, Чоң Алай району; russian: Чон-Алайский район) is a district of Osh Region in far south-west ...

, Jash-Tilek, Jaman-Jar, Kochkorchu, Kulchu, Kyzyl-Tuu, Sary-Bulak, Chak,

Kyzyl-Eshme Kyzyl-Eshme is a village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Chong-Alay District. Its population was 1,532 in 2021. The village Daroot-Korgon Daroot-Korgon (also ''Daraut-Kurghan'' or ''Darautkorgon'' or ''Daroot-Qurghan'') is a villa ...

and

Kara-Shybak Kara-Shybak is a village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Chong-Alay District Chong-Alay District (big Alay) ( ky, Чоң Алай району; russian: Чон-Алайский район) is a district of Osh Region in far south-we ...

)

References

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