Ala-Buka
Ала-Бука | |
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  Ala-Buka | |
| Coordinates: 41°24′30″N 71°28′50″E / 41.40833°N 71.48056°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Jalal-Abad Region |
| District | Ala-Buka District |
| Elevation | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 15,426 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Ala-Buka a village which is the seat of Ala-Buka District of Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan.[1] Its population was 15,426 in 2021.[2]
It is about 25 km southwest of Kerben on the main highway. The Kasansay reservoir is located to the southwest. 14 km to the east is the 12th century Mausoleum of Safed-Bulan and Shakh Fazil, a place of pilgrimage. Shakh Fazil is reputed to have first brought Islam to the area. Safed Bulan was a pious woman who is said to have buried the heads of Muslim soldiers who were beheaded after a battle.[3]
- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 17–18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Silk Roads Sites in Kyrgyzstan, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, accessed on 17 December 2021