Min-Kush
Encyclopedia
Min-Kush is an urban-type settlement
in the Jumgal District
of Naryn Province
of Kyrgyzstan
. It is located in a narrow Min-Kush Valley at a right bank of Min-Kush River about 45 km (28 mi) south of Chaek
. It is the site of a former Uranium mine. It has a bandy
club.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
in the Jumgal District
Jumgal District
Jumgal is a raion of Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Chaek. The river Jumgal is situated in this district , it is a tributary of Kökömeren River, the latter is tributary to Naryn river.-Populated places:...
of Naryn Province
Naryn Province
Naryn Province is the largest province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Naryn. The province was established on November 21, 1939 as Tien-Shan Province. On December 20, 1962 the province was dissolved, but on December 11, 1970 re-established again...
of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. It is located in a narrow Min-Kush Valley at a right bank of Min-Kush River about 45 km (28 mi) south of Chaek
Chaek
Chaek is a village in Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan on the A361 highway which crosses the north of the province. It is about 100km west of Kochkor and 45km west of Lake Son-Kul. It is the largest of several villages in an agricultural valley. Further west the scenery becomes more dramatic....
. It is the site of a former Uranium mine. It has a bandy
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
club.