Batken

Batken (also called Batkent) is a town in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, on the southern fringe of the Fergana Valley. It is the administrative seat of Batken Region. Since 2000, it is a city of regional significance, i.e. not part of a district. However, it is still the administrative seat of Batken District. Its area is , and its resident population was 27,730 in 2021 (both including the villages Bulak-Bashy, Kyzyl-Jol and Bazar-Bashy). The population of the town proper was 15,805.

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Batken is a town in southwestern Kyrgyzstan that serves as the administrative center for Batken Region and has held the status of a city of regional significance since 2000. With a population of around 15,800 residents in the town proper, it is located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley, an area of significant geopolitical importance in Central Asia.

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Place details

Locality: Баткен
Region: Баткен облусу
Country: Кыргызстан
Population: 27,730
Timezone: Asia/Bishkek

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Batken
Settlement.native_name: Баткен
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Batken.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Coat of arms of Batken city.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Kyrgyzstan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kyrgyzstan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name: 30px Kyrgyzstan
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Batken Region
Settlement.leader_title: Gubernator
Settlement.leader_name: Sultanbay Ayjigitov
Settlement.area_total_km2: 205
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 27730
Settlement.population_urban: 15805

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Wikidata facts

Population: 13435
Area: 205
Elevation: 1036
Dialing code: 3622

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inception: 1934-00-00
Commons category: Batken
P12749: Unna

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Travel guide

Understand

The town was heavily damaged by shelling in the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes.

Get in

Shared taxis depart when full from Osh, taking about 5 hours and costing 1000 som when not crossing the Uzbek enclave. As the main road between Osh and Batken passes through a small bit of Uzbekistan, remember to ask the driver to go around if you do not have an Uzbek visa in addition to a multiple entry Kyrgyz visa.

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Article

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History
Population
Climate
References

==History== The name Batkent is from the Iranian language of Sogdian and means "The city of wind". Batken became the administrative headquarters of the youngest of Kyrgyzstan's seven regions, created from the three westernmost districts of Osh Region in 1999, after concerns over radical Islamist activities in neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan led to demands for a more direct and visible governmental presence in this remote and mountainous region. Batken Airport links the town with Bishkek. Since 2000, there is a small university in Batken.