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Torqen

Hydronym
Потамоним
River

Official names in different languages

Kyrgyz

Торкен

Russian

Торкен

English

Torqen

Etymology of the name

Kent

"Kent" — this topoformant appears in the names of many cities and villages in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.

Qyrğyz
[кент]
- кыштак, айыл;
- шаар;
- отурушкан жай
Old Turkic
[känd]
- шаар
Old Turkic
[ken]
- шаар
Özbek
[кент]
- шаарча
Yagnobi
[kat]
- үй

Coordinates

41.85658 N

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73.215641 E

latitude

longitude

Булактар

Кыргыз тилинин түшүндүрмө сөздүгү. Биринчи бөлүк. – Б.: «Полиграфбумресурсы», 2019. – 800 б.

Камус наама. Экинчи басылышы.— Б: Салам, 2016.— 856 б.

Узбекча-русча лугат, Ташкент: Узбек совет энциклопедиясы, 1988

Ягнобские тексты. С приложением ягнобско-русского словаря.

Permanent link

https://tamga.kg/en/torken

Hierarchy

Republic

Qyrğyzstan

Region

Jalal-Abad

District

Toqtoğul

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