Safedbulan

Safedbulan
Сафедбулан
Safedbulan is located in Kyrgyzstan
Safedbulan
Safedbulan
Location in Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates: 41°25′43″N 71°39′32″E / 41.42861°N 71.65889°E / 41.42861; 71.65889
Country Kyrgyzstan
RegionJalal-Abad
DistrictAla-Buka
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total6,707
Time zoneUTC+6 (KGT)

Safedbulan (Kyrgyz: Сафедбулан, before 2004: Гулистан Gulistan)[2] is a village in Ala-Buka District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan.[3] Its population was 6,707 in 2021.[1] It is also an archaeological reserve that is considered sacred for Muslims. The village is in an area in the north-western part of the Fergana Valley, on the border with Uzbekistan. It lies on the river Chanachsay, 14 km east of Ala-Buka and 11 km southwest of Kerben.[4] The settlement is at least one thousand years old and is mentioned in medieval, Arabic and Persian scriptures under the name Isbid Bulan.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ Law 19 March 2004 No. 41
  3. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 17–18.
  4. ^ Soviet military map K-42-24 (1:200,000), shown as "Гулистан"
  5. ^ "The first stage of restoration of the Shah-Fazil monument is coming to an end". fergananews (in Russian). 20 August 2003.