Naryn
title: "Naryn" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-naryn-region", "populated-places-along-the-silk-road", "populated-places-established-in-1868", "1868-establishments-in-the-russian-empire"] topic_path: "geography/russia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naryn" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Naryn |
| image_skyline | Naryn overlook.jpg |
| image_caption | Overlook of Naryn from the south |
| image_flag | Нарын шаарынын туусу.svg |
| image_seal | Naryn coa.svg |
| pushpin_map | Kyrgyzstan |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Kyrgyzstan |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg |
| subdivision_name1 | Naryn Region |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1868 |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Kanbolot Tutuev |
| area_total_km2 | 84 |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 41988 |
| population_density_sq_mi | auto |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | KGT |
| utc_offset | +6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 2044 |
| elevation_ft | 6,706 |
| postal_code_type | 722900 |
| postal_code | 722600 |
| area_code | 722600 |
| native_name | Нарын |
| native_name_lang | ky |
| settlement_type | City |
| population_rank | 9th |
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| official_name = Naryn | image_skyline = Naryn overlook.jpg | image_caption = Overlook of Naryn from the south | image_flag = Нарын шаарынын туусу.svg | image_seal = Naryn coa.svg | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Kyrgyzstan | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kyrgyzstan | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg|25px]] Kyrgyzstan | subdivision_name1 = Naryn Region | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1868 | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Kanbolot Tutuev | area_magnitude = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_total_km2 = 84 | area_land_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2023 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 41988 | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_density_sq_mi = auto | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = KGT | utc_offset = +6 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 2044 | elevation_ft = 6,706 | postal_code_type = 722900 | postal_code = 722600 | area_code = 722600 | website = | footnotes = | native_name = Нарын | native_name_lang = ky | settlement_type = City | population_rank = 9th Naryn ( ; ) is the regional administrative center of Naryn Region in central Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 84 km2, and its estimated population was 41,178 as of January 2021. The town was established as a fortress on the caravan route in 1868. It is situated on both banks of the river Naryn (one of the main headwaters of the Syr Darya), which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town. The city has two regional museums and some hotels, but is otherwise residential.
History
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Naryn was established as a fortress on the important caravan route between Kashgar and Zhetysu (Semirechye) at the direction of the first Governor-General of Russian Turkestan Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann in 1868.
Overview
From Naryn, the main road (one of the branches of the ancient Silk Road) runs south through the sparsely settled central Kyrgyz highlands to the Torugart Pass and China. At present, this is the main transport link from Kyrgyzstan to China. Naryn hosts one of three campuses of the University of Central Asia (UCA). The university was founded in 2000 by the governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan. It is the world's first internationally chartered institution of higher education. The UCA currently operates a School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE), with a School of Undergraduate Studies and a Graduate School of Development in the process of being established. Undergraduate classes at the University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic campus commenced on 5 September 2016.
The city has a bandy club. File:Naryn buildings.jpg|Apartment buildings in Naryn file:Naryn statue.jpg|Statue in the main square of Naryn file:Naryncountryside.jpg|Countryside around Naryn.
|title = Historical populations in Naryn |type = |align = |width = |state = |shading = |percentages = pagr |1926|1632 |1959|6033 |1970|20836 |1979|29833 |1989|42210 |1999|40050 |2009|34822 |2021|41178 |footnote= Sources:|2023|41,988}}
Demographics
Naryn is the tenth largest city by population in Kyrgyzstan. Its resident population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 34,822. According to the National Statistical Committee the population of Naryn amounted to 41,178 as of January 2021.
Economics
The economy of the Province is dominated by animal husbandry such as horse, sheep and yak, and wool and meat being the main products. Today, the district is the poorest region in the country. The mineral mines developed during the Soviet period were largely abandoned after the fall of communism as they were not profitable.
Climate
Naryn has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with strong continental tendencies.
|width = auto |location = Naryn (1991–2020, extremes 1913–present) |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes | Jan record high C = 5.3 | Feb record high C = 9.1 | Mar record high C = 20.5 | Apr record high C = 29.5 | May record high C = 29.6 | Jun record high C = 33.1 | Jul record high C = 36.9 | Aug record high C = 36.0 | Sep record high C = 31.4 | Oct record high C = 26.6 | Nov record high C = 19.0 | Dec record high C = 9.0 | year record high C = 36.9 | Jan high C = -8.7 | Feb high C = -5.0 | Mar high C = 4.4 | Apr high C = 14.4 | May high C = 18.7 | Jun high C = 22.0 | Jul high C = 25.3 | Aug high C = 25.4 | Sep high C = 21.5 | Oct high C = 13.6 | Nov high C = 4.8 | Dec high C = -5.7 | year high C = | Jan mean C = -14.8 | Feb mean C = -11.0 | Mar mean C = -1.1 | Apr mean C = 8.1 | May mean C = 12.1 | Jun mean C = 15.2 | Jul mean C = 17.8 | Aug mean C = 17.7 | Sep mean C = 13.8 | Oct mean C = 6.4 | Nov mean C = -1.5 | Dec mean C = -11.4 | year mean C = | Jan low C = -19.4 | Feb low C = -15.9 | Mar low C = -5.9 | Apr low C = 2.3 | May low C = 6.1 | Jun low C = 8.8 | Jul low C = 10.6 | Aug low C = 10.3 | Sep low C = 6.5 | Oct low C = 0.8 | Nov low C = -5.9 | Dec low C = -15.7 | year low C = | Jan record low C = -37.9 | Feb record low C = -38.0 | Mar record low C = -27.6 | Apr record low C = -15.5 | May record low C = -5.7 | Jun record low C = -1.0 | Jul record low C = 0.6 | Aug record low C = 0.6 | Sep record low C = -7.4 | Oct record low C = -14.9 | Nov record low C = -29.2 | Dec record low C = -35.4 | year record low C = -38.0 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 9 | Feb precipitation mm = 11 | Mar precipitation mm = 21 | Apr precipitation mm = 33 | May precipitation mm = 54 | Jun precipitation mm = 51 | Jul precipitation mm = 38 | Aug precipitation mm = 22 | Sep precipitation mm = 14 | Oct precipitation mm = 17 | Nov precipitation mm = 16 | Dec precipitation mm = 12 | year precipitation mm = 339 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 3.1 | Feb precipitation days = 5.8 | Mar precipitation days = 5.6 | Apr precipitation days = 6.8 | May precipitation days = 9.4 | Jun precipitation days = 10.0 | Jul precipitation days = 7.2 | Aug precipitation days = 4.4 | Sep precipitation days = 3.3 | Oct precipitation days = 3.3 | Nov precipitation days = 3.3 | Dec precipitation days = 2.7 |year precipitation days = 62.9 | Jan humidity = 76 | Feb humidity = 74 | Mar humidity = 71 | Apr humidity = 60 | May humidity = 54 | Jun humidity = 57 | Jul humidity = 55 | Aug humidity = 50 | Sep humidity = 45 | Oct humidity = 52 | Nov humidity = 63 | Dec humidity = 74 | year humidity = 61 | Jan sun = 135 | Feb sun = 145 | Mar sun = 178 | Apr sun = 210 | May sun = 246 | Jun sun = 292 | Jul sun = 320 | Aug sun = 316 | Sep sun = 274 | Oct sun = 218 | Nov sun = 156 | Dec sun = 122 | year sun = 2612 |source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210123200926/http://pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/36974.htm | archive-date = 23 January 2021 | url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/36974.htm | title = Климат Нарын | access-date = 28 October 2021 | publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат) | language = ru}} |source 2 = Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1961–1990) | url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_369740_kt.pdf | title = Klimatafel von Naryn (Narynskoje) / Kirgisistan | work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world | publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst | language = de | access-date = 18 February 2016}} NOAA (precipitation days and sun 1961–1990){{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_II/KY/36974.TXT | title = Naryn (MTN STN) Climate Normals 1961–1990 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 28 October 2021 | archive-date = 24 January 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220124235612/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_II/KY/36974.TXT | url-status = dead
References
References
- {{cite Kyrgyzstan census 2009. Naryn. 12, 15, 39, 145
- {{cite Kyrgyzstan population 2021
- Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. (1991)
- Pavlov, N.. (1910). "The history of Turkestan".
- "Classes Begin for the University of Central Asia's First Undergraduate Students".
- [http://www.canadabandy.ca/pages/feb7_release.php Info on www.canadabandy.ca] {{webarchive. link. (2005-08-28)
- (1928). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1926 года : Киргизская АССР. (All-Union Census of 1926: Kyrgyz ASSR)". CSU SSSR.
- [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/ussr59_reg3.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 г.] All Union Census of 1959. (Demoscope.ru) {{in lang. ru
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