Samarkandek

Samarkandek
Kyrgyz: Самаркандек
Samarkandek is located in Kyrgyzstan
Samarkandek
Samarkandek
Coordinates: 39°59′40″N 70°32′20″E / 39.99444°N 70.53889°E / 39.99444; 70.53889
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionBatken Region
DistrictBatken District
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
8,015
Time zoneUTC+6

Samarkandek (Kyrgyz: Самаркандек, Russian: Самаркандык, romanized: Samarkandyk)[1] is a village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is the seat of the Samarkandek rural community (айыл аймагы, ayyl aymagy) within the Batken District.[2] Its population was 8,015 in 2021.[3]

Until 2013, the strategic road Batken-Isfana passed through Samarkandek. In 2013, ethnic conflict between enclave of Tajikistan, Vorukh and Samarkandyk led to mutual closing of borders. As Batken-Isfana road passed through Voruh also, government officials started to build a detouring road which would lay entirely in Kyrgyzstan borders. This latter event left Samarkandyk off the road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20095,442—    
20218,015+3.28%
Note: resident population; Sources:[4][3]

References

  1. ^ Soviet military map J-42-05 (1:200,000)
  2. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. p. 40.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 210.
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