Batken
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History
The name Batkent is from the Iranian language of Sogdian and means "The city of wind".[5] Batken became the administrative headquarters of the youngest of Kyrgyzstan's seven regions, created from the three westernmost districts of Osh Region in 1999, after concerns over radical Islamist activities in neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan led to demands for a more direct and visible governmental presence in this remote and mountainous region.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Batken Airport links the town with Bishkek. Since 2000, there is a small university in Batken.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes has heavily damaged the town, which has been subject to shelling. Some residents returned to the city throughout the day from the villages to which they had repaired to avoid the danger of fresh shelling. In the evening, they left again. Most of the shelling and incursions by Tajik troops occurred in places right on the border. On September 16, though, the odd projectile landed on Batken too, despite it lying several kilometers from Tajikistan.[6]
Population
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Climate
Batken has a cold steppe climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk), bordering on a Mediterranean climate (Csa) and a continental Mediterranean climate (Dsa). The average annual temperature in Batken is Script error: No such module "convert".. About Script error: No such module "convert". of precipitation falls annually. Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References
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