Jangy-Jol, Aksy

Jangy-Jol (now - Malkaldy) is a village in Aksy District of Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a center of Jangy-Jol aiyl okmotu (rural community). According to 2009 Census the population of the village was 2,644.

Main features of the village

The village has a small hospital, a big and modern two-store Kyrgyz-language secondary school, a club and a mosque. 

Absolute majority of the residents are Muslim Kyrgyz. There are some Russians, Uzbeks, etc. 

The residents of the village are mostly farmers. They also have some summer pastures to breed domestic animals. 

The river Kara-Suu is situated in the southern side of the village.

There is about 2 hours drive to the East-North from the village to reach a beautiful mountain lake of Sary-Chelek. 

During the Soviet Union, the village was an administrative center of the Jany-Jol District, which was divided into three districts in the 1990s.

Prominent people from the village

Some politicians, like Maten Sydykov, and a journalist and publicist Uran Toktonazarovich Botobekov were born in the village.

References
  

Category:Populated places in Jalal-Abad Region