Daroot-Korgon (also ''Daraut-Kurghan'' or ''Darautkorgon'' or ''Daroot-Qurghan'') is a village in the western

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 ...

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 ...

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 east. ...

. It is the capital of

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-western Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lies at Daroot-Korgon. Its area is , and its reside ...

. Its population was 6,421 in 2021. It is about 90 km west of

Sary-Tash , native_name_lang = ky , settlement_type = , image_skyline = Sary Tash, Kirghizstan.jpg , image_alt = , image_caption = Sary Tash village with the Pamir mountains , image_flag ...

on the river

Kyzyl-Suu Kyzyl-Suu ( ky, Кызыл-Суу, formerly known as ''Pokrovka'') is a village in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. About 10km inland from Lake Issyk Kul on the A363 highway between Jeti-Ögüz resort and Barskoon, it is the capital of Jeti-Ö ...

. To the north is a route to

Osh Osh (Kyrgyz: Ош, romanised Osh; uz, O‘sh/Ўш) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country (e ...

via the

Tengizbay Tengizbay is a mountain pass at the border of Batken Region and Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its elevation is .Soviet military maJ-43-01(1:200,000) It connects the village Daroot-Korgon in the Alay Valley with the city Kyzyl-Kiya in the Fergana Vall ...

pass, used by Russian explorers before the construction of the road though

Sary-Tash , native_name_lang = ky , settlement_type = , image_skyline = Sary Tash, Kirghizstan.jpg , image_alt = , image_caption = Sary Tash village with the Pamir mountains , image_flag ...

. To the south, the Altyn River flows north through a deep valley in the

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 ...

. At the head of the valley is a Tajik border post and then

Altyn Mazar Altyn (Russian , also ''altýnnik'') is a historical Russian currency (symbol: ). The name in Tatar is ''altı'' () meaning "six", since it was worth 6 dengas, equivalent to three kopeck silver, then copper, a small value coin, or 180–206 co ...

on the river

Muksu The Muksu (russian: Муксу, russian: Муқсу ''Muqsu'') is a west-flowing river in northeastern Tajikistan. It is a tributary of the Vakhsh (river), Vakhsh which in turn is a tributary of the Amu Darya. The river is long and has a basin are ...

which flows west to join the Kyzyl-Suu. South of this is the foot of the

Fedchenko Glacier The Fedchenko Glacier (russian: Ледник Федченко; tg, Пиряхи Федченко) is a large glacier in the Yazgulem Range, Pamir Mountains, of north-central Gorno-Badakhshan province, Tajikistan. The glacier is long and narrow, ...

. The village of

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 ...

is to the south, and

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 ...

is to the east.

Aurel Stein Sir Marc Aurel Stein, ( hu, Stein Márk Aurél; 26 November 1862 – 26 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia. He was also a professor at ...

suggested that this was the location of the " Stone Tower" that

Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importanc ...

in his famous treatise ''Geography'' wrote as the place where caravans from the Chinese and Roman Empires met and exchanged goods. Other scholars, however, disagree with this identification, though it remains one of four most probable sites for the Stone Tower.

Population

In the

Book of Han The ''Book of Han'' or ''History of the Former Han'' (Qián Hàn Shū,《前汉书》) is a history of China finished in 111AD, covering the Western, or Former Han dynasty from the first emperor in 206 BCE to the fall of Wang Mang in 23 CE. I ...

(2nd century AD), the population of this town, situated in the Alai Valley, is recorded at the time as 1,030. Many Pamir Kyrgyz have resettled from

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

to Daroot-Korgon in the 21st century, straining the village's resources.

References

Populated places in Osh Region {{Osh-geo-stub