Nura
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Nura was a village
in the Osh Province
of Kyrgyzstan
, at the point where the A371 road from China turns northwest to go over the pass into the Alay Valley
. It is at the mouth of a valley that goes south into some glaciated mountains on the Chinese border.
The town and border crossing of Irkeshtam
is 4 miles (7 km) to the northeast, and Ikazak is 8 miles (13 km) to the north.
An earthquake
on October 6, 2008 hit the village, resulting in at least 75 deaths and leveling about 100 buildings. Along with Nura, which was destroyed in the quake, Kura, located near the epicenter, was also leveled.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Osh Province
Osh Province
Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:...
of 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...
, at the point where the A371 road from China turns northwest to go over the pass into the Alay Valley
Alay Valley
The Alay Valley is a broad, dry valley running east-west across most of southern Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. . It is about 180km east-west and about 40km north-south and 2500-3500m in altitude. The north side is the Alay Mountains which slope down to the Ferghana Valley...
. It is at the mouth of a valley that goes south into some glaciated mountains on the Chinese border.
The town and border crossing of Irkeshtam
Irkeshtam
Irkeshtam is a village east of the Alay Valley in southern Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. It is one of the two main border crossings between Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang, China, the other being Torugart, some to the northeast...
is 4 miles (7 km) to the northeast, and Ikazak is 8 miles (13 km) to the north.
An earthquake
2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake
The 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake was a magnitude 6.6 earthquake, which struck on October 6, 2008 at 21:52 local time killing 75 people, including 41 children, and injuring 150 people, including 93 children. The center of the earthquake was near the town of Nura, which was destroyed in the quake. The...
on October 6, 2008 hit the village, resulting in at least 75 deaths and leveling about 100 buildings. Along with Nura, which was destroyed in the quake, Kura, located near the epicenter, was also leveled.