Samarkandek
Place in Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan
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Samarkandek (Kyrgyz: Самаркандек)[2] is a village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is the seat of the Samarkandek rural community (айыл аймагы, ayyl aymagy) within the Batken District.[3] Its population was 7,566 in 2022.[4]
CountryKyrgyzstan
Samarkandek
Kyrgyz: Самаркандек | |
|---|---|
  Samarkandek | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′40″N 70°32′20″E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Batken Region |
| District | Batken District |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 8,022 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Until 2013, the strategic road Batken-Isfana passed through Samarkandek. In 2013, ethnic conflict between enclave of Tajikistan, Vorukh and Samarkandyk led to mutual closing of borders. As Batken-Isfana road passed through Voruh also, government officials started to build a detouring road which would lay entirely in Kyrgyzstan borders. This latter event left Samarkandyk off the road.
