Shekaftar

Shekaftar
Шекафтар
Shekaftar is located in Kyrgyzstan
Shekaftar
Shekaftar
Coordinates: 41°12′36″N 71°18′36″E / 41.21000°N 71.31000°E / 41.21000; 71.31000
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionJalal-Abad
DistrictChatkal
Elevation
1,082 m (3,550 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
2,217
Time zoneUTC+6

Shekaftar (Kyrgyz: Шекафтар) is a village in the south of Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is part of Chatkal District.[1] Its population was 2,217 in 2021.[2] It lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the border with Uzbekistan. A uranium mine was located in Shekaftar between 1946 and 1968;[3] the mine was operated by the Sumsar company from 1958 until its deactivation.[4] In 1997, it was reported that a total of eight radioactive waste dumps had been made near Shekaftar.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 30–31.
  2. ^ "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ "CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH MINING WASTES IN KYRGYZSTAN" (PDF). Nurlan Djenchuraev, 1999. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. ^ Soviet geography, Volume 25. American Geographical Society of New York. 1984.
  5. ^ Abstracts, Russian and East European series : ABREES., Volume 27. British Association of Slavonic and East European Studies, ABREES Ltd. 1997.
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