Jenish (Kyrgyz: Жеңиш) previously known as Khalmion (Kyrgyz: Халмион, romanizedKhalmion) is a village in Kadamjay District, Batken Region in south-west Kyrgyzstan,[1] sitting practically on the border with Uzbekistan's Fergana Region. Its population was 6,274 in 2021.[2] The village lies just to the west of the tiny enclave Jangail [uz] (40°12′10″N 71°39′50″E / 40.20278°N 71.66389°E / 40.20278; 71.66389) belonging to Uzbekistan, less than 1 km2 in area. This enclave is located north-northwest of another Uzbek enclave (Shakhimardan). The Kyrgyz villages of Khalmion (40°12′44″N 71°37′58″E / 40.21222°N 71.63278°E / 40.21222; 71.63278) and Jangy-Ayyl (40°10′56″N 71°40′49″E / 40.18222°N 71.68028°E / 40.18222; 71.68028) lie outside opposite edges of this enclave, within 1 km of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek main border.[3][4][5]

Jenish
Kyrgyz: Жеңиш
Jenish is located in Kyrgyzstan
Jenish
Jenish
Coordinates: 40°12′44″N 71°37′58″E / 40.21222°N 71.63278°E / 40.21222; 71.63278
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionBatken Region
DistrictKadamjay District
Elevation
762 m (2,500 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total6,274
Time zoneUTC+6

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20094,602—    
20216,274+2.62%
Note: resident population; Sources:[6][2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 42–46.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Complete Files of Geographic Names for Geopolitical Areas from GNS". Toponymic information is based on the Geographic Names Database, containing official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names and maintained by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. More information is available at the Maps and Geodata link at http://www.nga.mil. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency name, initials, and seal are protected by 10 United States Code Section 425. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  4. ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. "GeoNames WMS Viewer". Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  5. ^ Soviet military map K-42-36 (1:200,000)
  6. ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 210.