Ãœch-Korgon ( ; ), is a large village in
Batken Region
Batken is a Regions of Kyrgyzstan, region of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Region, on the south, west and north by Tajikistan, and on the northeast by Uzbekistan. The northern part of the region is part of th ...
of
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...
. It is part of the
Kadamjay District.
With a population of 14,708 (2021), it is the largest village in the region.
Under
Soviet
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
rule the village was named Molotovabad.
There is a river named Isfayram Soy. Isfayram Soy gives its water to the residents of Ãœch-Korgon,
Kyzyl-Kiya and to other villages around Ãœch-Korgon and flows further to
Quvasoy, a town in Uzbekistan. There are 11 schools in Ãœch-Korgon such as A.S. Pushkin, Ayniy, Jomiy, etc. Most of the population in Ãœch-Korgon is involved in growing and selling/exporting cherries, pears and tobacco leaves. Cherries of Ãœch-Korgon, known as "third type cherry," are the most popular and are claimed to be the largest in the world. Cherries ripen late May and early June.
Population
References
External links
Uch-Korgon — Satellite map at Maplandia.comUchkorgon
Populated places in Batken Region
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