Min-Kush

Min-Kush
Миң куш or Миңкуш
Min-Kush
Coordinates: 41°40′48″N 74°27′36″E / 41.68000°N 74.46000°E / 41.68000; 74.46000Coordinates: 41°40′48″N 74°27′36″E / 41.68000°N 74.46000°E / 41.68000; 74.46000
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Naryn Region
urban-type settlement Min-Kush 1953
Elevation 2,260 m (7,410 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
  Total 3,353
  de jure population
Time zone UTC +5

Min-Kush (Kyrgyz: Миң куш, 'a thousand birds') is an urban-type settlement (since 1953) in the Jumgal District of Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in a narrow Min-Kush Valley at a right bank of Min-Kush River about 45 km (28 mi) south of Chaek. It is the site of a former Uranium mine. It has a bandy club.[2]

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