Arashan

For the mountain resort in Issyk-Kul Region, see Altyn Arashan. For the river, see Arashan (river). For the village in Talas Region, see Arashan, Talas.

Arashan is a village located to the south of city of Bishkek, in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its population was at 3,791 in 2021.^[1] The road leading north to Bishkek (about 22 km to the centre) becomes the M39 highway which links Bishkek to Almaty, Kazakhstan in the northeast. Nearby settlements include Tash-Moynok just to the northeast and Besh-Küngöy along the main road to the north, Chong-Tash to the northwest, Vorontsovskoye to the southwest and Koy-Tash and Prokhladnoye to the southeast.^[2] It lies in a fertile valley with lush green fields. There is a plantation to the north.^[2]

Arashan
Arashan
Coordinates: 42°43′55″N 74°38′36″E
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Chüy Region
District	Alamüdün District
Population  (2021)
• Total	3,791

Notable people

• Asankhan Dzhumakhmatov (1923–2008) - Kyrgyz composer.
• Almazbek Atambayev (born 1956) - 4th President of Kyrgyzstan