Kant, Kyrgyzstan

Kant is a ceety in the Chuy Valley o northren Kyrgyzstan, some 20 km frae Bishkek, the caipital o Kyrgyzstan. It is the admeenistrative center o the Ysyk-Ata Destrict (umwhile Kant Destrict).

Table o contents

1 Etymology
2 Economy
3 Air base
4 Sports
5 References

[edit] Etymology

The Kyrgyz wird for sugar is "kant", an the ceety received its name when a sugar plant wis built there in the 1930s. (It is an aften repeatit meeth that the toun wis named efter the German philosopher Immanuel Kant).

[edit] Economy

Kant is an industrial an service center. Amang notable local enterprises is the Abdysh Ata Brewery, whose products are well kent throughoot Kyrgyzstan. Durin the Soviet era, Kant an its surroondin aurie wur hame tae a lairge number o ethnic Germans who haed been forcibly relocatit tae Central Asie in 1941 frae the Volga region when the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic wis abolished. Maist left for Germany durin the 1990s an efter the demise o the Soviet Union when the factories whaur they haed wirked shut doun. Several ither nearbi settlements, such as Luxemburg an Bergtal, still carry their German names, but retain anerlie vera sma remnants o their Volga German an Roushie Mennonite foonders.

[edit] Air base

The Kant Air Base near the ceety is nou host tae the Roushie Air Force's 5t Air Airmy's 999t Air Base positioned in Kyrgyzstan in response tae the Unitit States presence at Manas Air Base.

[edit] Sports

Recently, Kant became a caipital o fitbaa in Kyrgyzstan due tae its contribution tae the development o fitbaa. There are mony new fitbaa grunds an pitches in Kant which will be kept an maintained in guid condition throughoot the year. Mairower, the Abdysh-Ata company recently instawed in a new airtificial pitch on the Sportkompleks Abdysh-Ata - hame o Abdish-Ata Kant, a local soccer team - which indicates Kant's commitment tae make it possible for fitbaa tae thrive in Kyrgyzstan.