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Min-Kush

Min-Kush
Миң куш or Миңкуш
Min-Kush is located in Kyrgyzstan
Min-Kush
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
District Jumgal District
urban-type settlement Min-Kush 1953
Elevation 2,260 m (7,410 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 3,353
  de jure population
Time zone UTC +5

Min-Kush (Kyrgyz: Миң куш, 'a thousand birds') is a village (urban-type settlement from 1953 until 2012) in the Jumgal District of Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 3,353 in 2009. 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.


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