Naryn Region

Naryn Region (Kyrgyz: Нарын областы) is the largest region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the east of the country and borders with Chuy Region in the north, Issyk Kul Region in the northeast, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China in the southeast, Osh Region in the southwest, and Jalal-Abad Region in the west. Its capital is Naryn. The region was established on November 21, 1939 as Tien-Shan Region. On December 20, 1962 the region was dissolved, but on December 11, 1970 re-established again. On October 5, 1988 it was unified with Issyk-Kul Region, and, finally, on December 14, 1990 it got back its present name: Naryn Region.