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Kyrgyzstan

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Kochkor ranks 19,302nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rawmarsh, West Englewood, New Jersey, and Wood Street, London. Memorable people born in Kochkor include Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev. Kochkor has been the birth place of many politicians. Kochkor is located in Kyrgyzstan.

Kochkor is a large village in northern Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is the administrative centre of Kochkor District. The village was established in 1909 as Stolypino and renamed to Kochkor in 1917. Altitude 1,800 m. Its population was 11,373 in 2021. It is on the main A365 highway from Torugart Pass (China) north to Bishkek. About 7 km west A367 branches west toward Jalal-Abad Region and the Ferghana Valley. About 25 km northeast along the highway is the Orto-Tokoy reservoir and about 45 km northeast is Balykchy on Lake Issyk-Kul. The village is a base for excursions into the high country and tourist infrastructure is fairly well developed. There is a regional museum. Read more on Wikipedia

In 1968, Kochkor was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev.

People Born in Kochkor

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Most individuals born in present day Kochkor were politicians (1),  while most who died were .