Kemin
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Kemin is a urban-type settlement
in northeastern Kyrgyzstan
, the capital of Kemin District
of Chui Province. It is located in about 95 km eastward of Bishkek
on the left bank of Chu River
in Chuy Valley
. Kemin was established in 1912.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
in northeastern Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
, the capital of Kemin District
Kemin District
Kemin is the northeast panhandle raion of Chuy Province in northern Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Kemin.: The district is located in Chong-Kemin Valley, Kichi-Kemin Valley, and eastern part of Chuy Valley...
of Chui Province. It is located in about 95 km eastward of Bishkek
Bishkek
Bishkek , formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, even though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.The name is thought to...
on the left bank of Chu River
Chu River
"Chui River" redirects here. For the South American Chuí or Chuy River, on the Brazil-Uruguay border and Brazil's southernmost point, see Chuí River. For the Nam Sam River or Chu River, on the Lao-Vietnam border, see Nam Sam River....
in Chuy Valley
Chuy Valley
The Chuy Valley is a large valley located in north Tian-Shan. It extends from Boom Gorge in the east to Moyun-Kum desert in the west. It borders Kyrgyz Ala-Too in the south, and Chu-Ili mountains in the north. Through Boom Gorge in the narrow east part Chuy Valley is linked with Issyk-Kul Valley...
. Kemin was established in 1912.