Manas ( ky, Манас району) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

Talas Region Talas Region ( ky, Талас облусу, Talas oblusu; russian: Таласская область, Talasskaya oblast) is a region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas. It is bordered on the west and north by Jambyl Region of Kaza ...

in north-western

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 area is , and its resident population was 37,505 in 2021. The administrative seat lies at Pokrovka. The district is named after the mythical Kyrgyz national hero, Manas, who is said to have been born in the

Alatau Alatau or Ala-Too ( kk, ; tr, Аladağ; ky, Ала-Тоо; russian: Алатау) is a generic name for a number of mountain ranges in Central Asia, characterized by interleaving areas of vegetation, scattered rocks and snows. Notable mountain ...

mountains in the raion. A few kilometers outside Talas lies a

mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be cons ...

, supposedly that of Manas, called the '' Kümböz Manas''. However, the inscription on its richly-decorated facade dedicates it to "...the most glorious of women Kenizek-Khatun, the daughter of the Emir Abuka". The building, known as "Manastin Khumbuzu" or "The Ghumbez of Manas", is thought to have been built in 1334. It now contains a

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dedicated to the epic. A ceremonial mound also lies nearby.

Population

Rural communities and villages

In total, Manas District include 22 settlements in 5 rural communities (). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Manas District are:List of rural communities of Kyrgyzstan
# Kayyngdy (seat: Aral; incl. Kayyngdy,

Nyldy Nyldy is a village in the Talas Region of north-west Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Manas District Manas ( ky, Манас району) is a district of Talas Region in north-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its resident population was 37,50 ...

, Sary-Bulak and Chech-Döbö) # Kyrgyzstan (seat: Talas; incl. Kök-Döbö and Manas) # May (seat: May; incl. Novodonetskoye) # Pokrovka (seat: Pokrovka; incl. Bala-Sary, Jayylgan, Kara-Archa and Sögöt) # Üch-Korgon (seat: Kyzyl-Jyldyz; incl. Ak-Tash, Jiyde, Kengesh, Chong-Kapka, Tash-Bashat and Üch-Korgon)

References

Districts of Talas Region {{Talas-geo-stub