Kengesh
Кеңеш | |
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Kengesh Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′0″N 73°25′40″E / 40.63333°N 73.42778°E / 40.63333; 73.42778 | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Osh Region |
| District | Kara-Kulja District |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,763 |
Kengesh (Kyrgyz: Кеңеш) is a village in Kara-Kulja District, Osh Region, southern Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 2,763 in 2021.1 It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Tar and Kara-Kulja. In 2011 it made headlines after announcing it would begin staging its own criminal law trials due to dissatisfaction with the Kyrgyz legal system.2
References
References
- "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.
- "Southern Kyrgyz Village to Judge Criminals".