Batken Region

Batken Region is the youngest region in Kyrgyzstan. It was set up on 12 October 1999. Until then all the towns and settlements in it were part of Osh Region. The Region is located in the country’s southwest. It is divided into three districts, four towns, five settlements and 34 rural districts. The regional centre is the town of Batken. It covers an are of 17,000 sq. km. The population is 339,000 people.
Attractions: there is the Kaliguta enigmatic cave in Batken; people call Barsa-Kelbes (Cave of No Return). Many myth and legends surround this place. The Abshyr-Ata resort near the town of Nookay is very interesting. Water falls from is very heart of a rock there. Opposite the waterfall there is a holy cave and medicinal spring.