Ala-Buka

Place in Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

Ala-Buka Ала-Бука
41°24′30″N 71°28′50″E / 41.40833°N 71.48056°E / 41.40833; 71.48056
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Jalal-Abad Region
District	Ala-Buka District
Elevation	1,156 m (3,793 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	15,426
Time zone	UTC+6

Ala-Buka a village which is the seat of Ala-Buka District of Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan.^[1] Its population was 15,426 in 2021.^[2]

It is about 25 km southwest of Kerben on the main highway. The Kasansay reservoir is located to the southwest. 14 km to the east is the 12th century Mausoleum of Safed-Bulan and Shakh Fazil, a place of pilgrimage. Shakh Fazil is reputed to have first brought Islam to the area. Safed Bulan was a pious woman who is said to have buried the heads of Muslim soldiers who were beheaded after a battle.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2009	10,813	—
2021	15,426	+3.01%
Note: resident population; Sources:^[2]^[4]

References

^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 17–18.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Silk Roads Sites in Kyrgyzstan, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, accessed on 17 December 2021
^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Jalal-Abad Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 320.