Murkut

Murkut is a village in of . It is part of the . Its population was 3,803 in 2021. It was the hometown of Kyrgyz women’s rights activist Urkuya Salieva, and is home to a museum dedicated to her.
  • Type: Village with 3,010 residents
  • Description: village in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan
  • Also known as: Merkit
  • Address: Ноокатский район

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyzyl-Bulak.

Village
is a in the of of . Its population was 3,576 in 2021. Nearby villages include and Akchal. is situated 10 km southeast of Murkut.

Murkut

Latitude
40.30201° or 40° 18′ 7″ north
Longitude
72.22314° or 72° 13′ 23″ east
Population
3,010
Elevation
1,044 metres (3,425 feet)
Open location code
8JGJ862F+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1962393115
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1527603
Wiki­data ID
Q12827939
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In Other Languages

From Chechen to Uzbek—“Murkut” goes by many names.
  • Chechen: Муркут (Ноокатан кӀошт)
  • Chechen: Муркут
  • Dutch: Murkut
  • German: Murkut
  • Kara-Kalpak: Murkut
  • Kirghiz: Муркут, Ноокат району
  • Kirghiz: Муркут
  • Low German: Murkut
  • Persian: مورکوت (شهرستان نوکث)
  • Persian: مورکوت
  • Russian: Меркит
  • Russian: Муркут
  • Tajik: Муркут
  • Turkish: Murkut
  • Uzbek: Murkut (Novqat tumani)
  • Uzbek: Murkut

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