Jalal-Abad Province
The area Jalalabad ( областы Kyrgyz Жалалабат; Russian Джалал - Абадская область ) is one of 7 administrative regions ( oblast, similar in composition and structure German federal states ) of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. It is located in the west of the country, bordered to the north by Talas and Tschüi, to the east by Naryn and Osh in the south and Uzbekistan. The region has an area of 32,418 km ² and about 1,010,000 inhabitants. Capital and with 97 172 inhabitants also the largest city of the territory is Jalalabad.
Geography
The area is very mountainous Jalalabad, only a small part in the south to the border with Uzbekistan has a share in the fertile Ferghana Valley. The area runs through the mountains of the Kyrgyz Alatau ( crossing the Tjuz - ASUU Pass, 3,586 m) and the Talas Alatau (Ala - Bell Pass, 3,184 meters), the major route (M41 ) between north and south of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek to Osh. Along the route is the Toktogul dam, the largest of Kyrgyzstan.
In Jalalabad, there are numerous mountain lakes, mineral springs and nut forests. Of particular importance are the walnut forests in Arslanbob. With an extension of 30,000 hectares they are the largest in the world. The recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is sought. The IUCN has designated by the remoteness and wildness of the mountain regions in Jalalabad numerous internationally recognized protected areas. The most stringent protection provisions (IUCN category Ia) apply to the Sary- Chelek Biosphere Reserve, the Besh -Aral Nature Reserve in the far west and the Padyshata nature reserve. In Toguz - Toro district is the Saimaluu - Tash National Park. In addition, there are in the area Jalalabad numerous other categories of protection lower rank.
Due to the mountainous character of the region, agriculture is limited to the flat portions of the Ferghanatals in the south. Here wheat, fruits, nuts, tobacco, corn and various vegetables are grown and mulberries for the silk culture. To a lesser extent, a textile industry and some hydropower plants exist. During the Soviet period there was a significant extraction of minerals, metals, natural gas, oil and coal, but most farms disappeared after independence of Kyrgyzstan. Today exists in Jalalabad area in this respect only a small industry, mostly around the city Kochkor -Ata. An emerging industry is tourism, but this is (except in Arslanbob ) due to lack of infrastructure is not very pronounced.
Population
In the area of Jalalabad has five cities, eight urban-type settlements and 415 villages. The Kyrgyz census in 2009 calculated for the area has a population of 1,009,889. The largest cities are Jalalabad ( 97 172 inhabitants), Taschkömür ( 34 756 inhabitants), Mailuussuu ( 22,853 inhabitants) and Karakol ( 22,502 inhabitants).
The ethnic composition of the population Dschalalabats is very homogeneous. There are two predominant ethnic groups, with the largest proportion ( 71.8 %) of the Kirghiz, followed by the Uzbeks 24.8 %. All other ethnic groups (including Russians, Turks, Tajiks ) each make up less than 1%.
Administrative divisions
The area Jalalabad is divided into eight districts ( Rajons ). The following districts are located in Jalalabad: