Nowopokrowka (Kyrgyzstan)
Nowopokrowka Новопокровка |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Kyrgyzstan | |||
Territory : | Bye | |||
Coordinates : | 42 ° 52 ' N , 74 ° 44' E | |||
Height : | 743 m | |||
Residents : | 6,217 (2009) | |||
Structure and administration | ||||
Community type : | Village |
Novopokrowka ( Kyrgyz and Russian Новопокровка ; older spelling Ново-Покровка Novo-Pokrovka ) is a village in the north of the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan .
Novopokrowka is located in the Ysyk-Ata Rajon (district) in the Tschüi region immediately east of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek . Around 5000 residents, some of German origin, once lived in the village, and almost all of them have now emigrated to Germany. There are two mosques in the village today , a Russian Orthodox church and a Baptist church. A few kilometers southeast of Novopokrowka is the base used by the Russian Air Force near Kant .
Infrastructure
Nowopokrovka extends along the trunk road from Bishkek to Issyk Kul . Marshrutki and buses run between Novopokrowka and Bishkek . The railway line between Bishkek and Balyktschy runs south of the village ; However, trains only stop in Novopokrowka when needed .
Personalities
- Lilli Schwarzkopf (* 1983), German athlete