Jangail

Jangail
Таш-Төбө
Tash-Tobo
Village
Interactive map of Jangail
Jangail is located in Kyrgyzstan
Jangail
Jangail
Location within Kyrgyzstan
Jangail is located in Asia
Jangail
Jangail
Location within Asia
Coordinates: 40°12′03″N 71°40′10″E / 40.20083°N 71.66944°E / 40.20083; 71.66944
Country Kyrgyzstan
RegionBatken Region
Transfer to Kyrgyzstan announced23 June 2026
Area
 • Total
1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (KGT)

Jangail (Russian: Джангайл, romanized: Dzhangayl) was a small exclave of Uzbekistan (Fergana Region), which was fully surrounded by Kyrgyz territory (Batken Region. As part of the demarcation agreements of the state border between Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan, the enclave was officially transferred to Kyrgyzstan on 23 June 2026. It lies adjacent to the village Jangy-Ayyl.

Geography

It was about 60 kilometres east of Batken and within 1 kilometer of the Uzbek main border. It measures only 2 to 3 kilometres across. The estimate terrain elevation above the sea level is 873 metres. The area of the exclave was less than 1 square kilometer.

References

  1. ↑ "Kyrgyzstan resettlement of Uzbekistan enclave gets mixed reviews". Voice of America. 2024-08-31. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  2. ↑ Baumgartner, Pete (2017). "Tug-Of-War: Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan Look To Finally Settle Decades-Old Border Dispute". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  3. ↑ Kanayama, R. D. (2022). Renewed Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict–Cui Bono.
  4. ↑ Nurmatov, Ernist (2026-06-24). ""Теңме-тең алмаштык". Өзбекстанга караган эки айыл Кыргызстанга өттү" [“We exchanged equally”: Two villages formerly belonging to Uzbekistan transferred to Kyrgyzstan]. Azattyk (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  5. ↑ Map of Batken and Osh Regions, 2002, Goskartografiya.
  6. ↑ "Dzhany-Ayyl". geonames.org.
  7. ↑ Jamestown Foundation, Nine Potential 'Karabakhs' in Central Asia Heating Up, 28 May 2013, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/51a736234.html [accessed 31 May 2023]