Murkut is a village in
Osh Region of
Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the
Nookat District.
Its population was 3,803 in 2021.
It was the hometown of Kyrgyz
women’s rights activist
Urkuya Salieva
Urkuya Salieva (; born 1910 in Murkut, in Nookat District, Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan – 4 February 1934) was a political activist and communist organizer during the development of the Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic. She has been des ...
, and is home to a museum dedicated to her.
References
Populated places in Osh Region
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