Talas, Kyrgyzstan
Talas is a sma town in northwastren Kyrgyzstan, locatit in the Talas River valley atween twa imposing muntain ranges. Its geographical location is 42°31′N 72°14′E / 42.517°N 72.233°E an its population is 32,538 (as o 1999). It is the admeenistrative heidquarters o Talas Province. The toun wis foondit bi East Slavic settlers in 1877.[1] To the south is the Besh-Tash (five rocks) valley with the Besh-Tash National Park.
Owerview[eedit | eedit soorce]
Its economy traditionally orientit towards the auncient ceety o Taraz (ance named Talas an Dzhambul) in present day Kazakhstan, the Talas valley haes suffered severely frae the imposition o rigid border controls bi Kazakhstan follaein the demise o the Soviet Union, as transport an trade links tae the rest o Kyrgyzstan are nou constrained bi the formidable muntains separatin it frae the Chuy Valley an Bishkek. The anerlie motorable road tae Bishkek an the rest o the kintra rises tae a heicht o mair nor 3500 m abuin sea level ower the Ötmök Pass (closed in winter) afore descendin in mony turns tae the Chuy Valley an Bishkek.
Manas[eedit | eedit soorce]
The meethical Kyrgyz naitional hero, Manas, is said tae hae been born in the Ala Too muntains in Talas oblast. A few kilometers ootside Talas lies a mausoleum, supposedly that o Manas, cried the Kümböz Manas. Housomeivver, the inscription on its richly-decoratit facade dedicates it tae "...the maist glorious o women Kenizek-Khatun, the dochter o the Emir Abuka". Legend explains that Manas' wife Kanikey ordered a deliberately false inscription in order tae mislead her husband's enemies an prevent the desecration o his body. The biggin, kent as "Manastin Khumbuzu" or "The Ghumbez of Manas", is thocht tae hae been built in 1334. It nou contains a museum dedicatit tae the epic. A ceremonial mound an aa lies nearbi.
Sports[eedit | eedit soorce]
The toun haes a bandy club.[2]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Brief information in English Archived 2004-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Kyzlasov I.L., "Runic Scripts of Eurasian Steppes", Moscow, Eastern Literature, 1994, ISBN 5-02-017741-5
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- The Mausoleum o Manas Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Talasmost.kg: A new web site for former Talas residents and anyone interested in the city (in Russian) Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- The web site of the citizen radio Radiomost in Talas (in Russian) Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine