Chui region: districts, cities, history, sights

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

When you decide to go on a trip to the countries of Central Asia, be sure to include Kyrgyzstan in your itinerary. This republic has become one of the most interesting tourist destinations, which is not at all surprising, because nature, climate, culture and historical potential are recognized as inimitable and unique on a global scale. For some, Kyrgyzstan is associated with the high-mountain lake Issyk-Kul, for others - with amazing gorges, and for others - with fabulous mysterious caves. In fact, each of the regions of the republic is endowed with extraordinary natural resources. The Chui region is also remembered by tourists for its beauty and nature.

Location

Chui region is located in the north of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. It borders on Kazakhstan, Talas, Jalal-Abad, Naryn and Issyk-Kul regions.

Chui region occupies a central position in the republic. In addition to the fact that the capital, Bishkek, is located here, it is also one of the most developed regions of the country. In fact, the Chui region can be considered the centerKyrgyzstan, because this is a place where migration, economic and transport flows from all over the country are concentrated. Compared with other regions, industry is best developed here, and this has been observed since tsarist times. The leading role in agriculture is given to the cultivation of grain crops, sugar beets and vegetables.

History of Chui region

In 1939, the Frunze region was formed, consisting of Budennovsky, Voroshilovsky, Kalininsky, Kaganovichsky, Kantsky, Kirovsky, Keminsky, Stalinsky, Leninpolsky, Chuisky and Talas regions. After 3 years, Ivanovsky and Panfilovsky appeared, and after another 2 - Pokrovsky, Kyzyl-Askersky, Bystrovskiy and Petrovsky. In 1944, the Kirovsky, Talas, Pokrovsky, Budennovsky and Leninpolsky districts were transferred to the Talas region (the smallest in Kyrgyzstan), but in 1956 they again returned to the Frunze region. In the next two years, several districts were renamed. So, instead of Kaganovichsky, Sokuluksky appeared, and Voroshilovsky began to be called Alamedinsky.

In 1958, 4 districts were abolished: Budyonnovsky, Petrovsky, Bystrovskiy and Pokrovsky, and a year later - the Frunze region. All its administrative regions were under the direct subordination of the republic.

The Chui region itself appeared in 1990, at that time it consisted of 9 districts: Alamedin, Kant, Issyk-Ata, Keminsky, Kalininsky (in 1993 renamed Zhayilsky), Moscow, Sokuluk,Panfilovsky and Chuisky, in 1994 Suusamyrsky was added. In 1995 and 1998 there was a merger of several districts into one.

Administrative-territorial division

The center of the Chui region is the capital of Kyrgyzstan - the city of Bishkek. When calculating statistical data, for example, the population, the figures of the republican capital are not taken into account.

The districts of the Chui region remained practically the same as they were at the time of its creation. To date, it includes 8 territorial units:

• Panfilovsky;
• Keminsky;
• Zhayilsky;
• Sokuluk;
• Issyk-Ata;
• Moscow;
• Alamudun;
• Chui district.

Large cities of Chui region

Among the large settlements are:

• Tokmok. The formation of the city, or rather the Kokand fortress, falls on 1825. In modern Tokmok there are bus and railway stations. Shuttle buses operate in different directions, unlike rail transport, which can only reach the capital of the republic. Many Kyrgyz, Russians, Dungans, Uzbeks, Uighurs, Tatars and Kazakhs live in the city.
• Kant. One of the youngest cities in Kyrgyzstan. Founded in 1934, the settlement was constantly built up during the entire period of its existence: new objects appeared on the free areas of the district. And in the end, in 1985, Kant was awarded city status. Corrugated slate, cement, soft drinks, asbestos-cement pipes, beer, confectionery, mattresses and pasta are produced on its territory. Kant's economy is based on the enterprises that manufacture these products.
• Kara-B alta. Joint-stock associations, enterprises providing various services to local residents and companies engaged in the processing of agricultural products operate on the territory of the administrative center of the Zhaiyl district.

What to see in Chui region?

On the territory adjacent to Bishkek, there is the Alamedin thermal water deposit, as well as a small but very beautiful Chunkurchak gorge, located at the source of the river called Alamedin. No less picturesque are the deep mountain valleys with steep slopes - Kara-B alty, Dzhilamish, Aspara and Kegeti, along the bottom of which the river of the same name flows. The Chon-Aryk botanical reserve is located in the Besh-Kungey tract.

The historical sights of the Chui region are also varied. Krasnorechenskoe settlement is located 38 km from Bishmek. This is the first object in the republic that has undergone research by modern science. 50 km from the capital of Kyrgyzstan there is a historical and cultural zone, famous for the 21-meter Burana Tower. Ak-Beshim settlement near Tokmak is the ruins of the ancient city of Suyab, the capital of the Western Turkic Khaganate. Here you can admire medieval Christian churches, the ruins of the Chumysh fortress built in the 9th-10th centuries, burial mounds and rock paintings.

We have mentioned the natural and historical sights of the Chui region, but have not yet said about the main one. This is the valley of the Ala-Archa river. In the elongated depression there are many picturesque landscapes and amazingly beautiful waterfalls. The surrounding nature contributes to the creation of medical institutions and international mountaineering organizations in the Chui region.

Chui Valley is one of the largest drug bases

Sad as it may sound, but the Chui region is known throughout the world by the name of the drug of the same name, popularly called "chuyka". For drug dealers, this place has become a real drug base. Presumably, the annual volume of procured drugs is several tons.

There is an opinion that hemp was brought to the Chui Valley from Siberia during the Soviet Union. The plant was to be used in industry. But the percentage of the narcotic substance in Russian hemp was too small, and in Asia it has changed significantly. However, most likely, the plant grew in Kyrgyzstan in prehistoric times.