Safed-Bulan
|
Safed-Bulan Сафедбулан |
|
|---|---|
 Safed-Bulan
|
|
| Coordinates: 41°25′43″N 71°39′32″E / 41.42861°N 71.65889°ECoordinates: 41°25′43″N 71°39′32″E / 41.42861°N 71.65889°E | |
| Country |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
| Region | Jalal-Abad Region |
| District | Ala-Buka District |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 5,102 |
| Time zone | KGT (UTC+6) |
Safed-Bulan (Ala-Buka District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan) is a village and an archaeological reserve that is considered sacred for Muslims. Its population was 5,102 in 2009. The village is in an area in the north-western part of the Fergana Valley where the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan meet. The settlement is at least one thousand years old and is mentioned in medieval, Arabic and Persian scriptures under the name Isbid Bulan.
The hamlet of Safed-Bulan, located near the village of Ala-Buka at the junction of the Padisha Ata and the Chanach-Sai rivers, is named after Bulan (woman), a black African maiden. According to legend, Bulan came to the lands of Central Asia with the army of Arabic warriors led by her beloved and, perhaps, her master -Shah-Jarir (grandson of Prophet Mohammad).
Apparently this wave of the Muslim conquests was a successful one, since historical sources tell that the local tribal inhabitants "pretended to accept" a new religion of Islam.
According to the legend, the locals attacked while the Arabs had laid down their weapons for their Friday prayers. While some warriors were able to flee, many defenseless Arabs were beheaded on the spot.
Bulan unsuccessfully searched for her lover who, it is believed, had fled back to Arabia. Though everyone was prohibited from burying the dead, Bulan gathered the 2700 heads of the decapitated Arabs, washed them of blood in the river and buried them all. She was blessed for her deed by becoming completely white all over. Hence the name: Safed (or safid) Bulan (or Bulon)(White Woman). Some historians believe that Safed Bulan's hair turned white due to the shock she had experienced witnessing the massacre.
...
Wikipedia