Pristan'-Przheval'sk is an urban-type settlement in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. Administratively, it is part of the city Karakol.[1] The town was named after the Russian geographer, Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalsky, who is buried nearby.[2] It lies 12 km north west of Karakol.[3] Its population was 2,829 in 2021.[4]
Pristan'-Przheval'sk | |
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  Pristan'-Przheval'sk | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′8.58″N 78°17′49.06″E / 42.5690500°N 78.2969611°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Issyk-Kul |
| City | Karakol |
| Elevation | 1,621 m (5,318 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,829 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
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Kyrgyz and Dungan rebels attacked Przheval'sk during the 1916 Basmachi revolt.[5] This was met by repression and in Przheval'sk 70% of the Kyrgyz died along with 90% of their cattle.[6]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,039 | — |
| 1979 | 3,398 | +1.25% |
| 1989 | 3,886 | +1.35% |
| 1999 | 3,399 | −1.33% |
| 2009 | 2,917 | −1.52% |
| 2021 | 2,829 | −0.25% |
| Note: resident population; Sources:[7][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. p. 16.
- ^ Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalskii accessed 28 July 2010
- ^ Pristan-Przhevalsk accessed 28 July 2010
- ^ 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.
- ^ Islam in the Russian Federation and the Post Soviet Republics: a Historical perspective by Spyros Plakoudas, p 10
- ^ Islam in the Russian Federation and the Post Soviet Republics: a Historical perspective by Spyros Plakoudas, p 81
- ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk-Kul Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 207.