Suzak Сузак |
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Village | |
Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
Coordinates: 40°53′53″N 72°54′17″E / 40.89806°N 72.90472°ECoordinates: 40°53′53″N 72°54′17″E / 40.89806°N 72.90472°E | |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Jalal-Abad Region |
District | Suzak District |
First mention | 1874 |
Elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 24,049 |
Time zone | KGT (UTC+6) |
Suzak (Kyrgyz: Сузак; Uzbek: Suzoq / Сузоқ) is a village in Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 24,049 in 2009. It is the capital of Suzak District.
The first mention of Suzak village is known from a map of Eugene Schuyler "Map of the Khanates of Bukhara, Khiva, and Kokand and Part of Russian Turkestan" of 1875.
In 1998 a catastrophic flood of the river Kögart destroyed around 1,000 dwellings in Suzak.