Nura, Kyrgyzstan

Nura was a village in Alay District, Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan, at the point where the A371 road from China turns northwest to go over the pass into the Alay Valley. It is at the mouth of a valley that goes south into some glaciated mountains on the Chinese border.

The town and border crossing of Irkeshtam is 4 miles (7 km) to the northeast, and Ikazak is 8 miles (13 km) to the north.

An earthquake on October 6, 2008 hit the village, resulting in at least 75 deaths and leveling about 100 buildings. Along with Nura, which was destroyed in the quake, Kura, located near the epicenter, was also leveled.

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Nura

The Nura River is a major river in Kazakhstan.

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Kyrgyzstan

Coordinates: 41°N 75°E / 41°N 75°E / 41; 75

Kyrgyzstan (/kɜːrɡɪˈstɑːn/ kur-gi-STAHN;Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан Kyrgyzstan (IPA: [qɯrʁɯsˈstɑn]); Russian: Киргизия or Кыргызстан), officially the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасы Kyrgyz Respublikasy; Russian: Кыргызская Республика Kyrgyzskaya Respublika), formerly known as Kirghizia, is a country located in Central Asia.Landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south west and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan's history spans over 2,000 years, encompassing a variety of cultures and empires. Although geographically isolated by its highly mountainous terrain – which has helped preserve its ancient culture – Kyrgyzstan has historically been at the crossroads of several great civilizations, namely as part of the Silk Road and other commercial and cultural routes. Though long inhabited by a succession of independent tribes and clans, Kyrgyzstan has periodically come under foreign domination and attained sovereignty as a nation-state only after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Air Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Air Company operating as Air Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Эйр Кыргызстан Авиакомпаниясы, Russian: Авиакомпания «Эйр Кыргызстан»), is the flag carrier of Kyrgyzstan based in Bishkek. It operates scheduled domestic and international services to 10 destinations, as well as charter services. Its main hub is Manas International Airport in Bishkek, with a hub at Osh Airport in Osh.

The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.

History

The airline was founded in April 2001 as Altyn Air. It was rebranded as Kyrgyzstan Air Company on 28 July 2006. after taking over national carrier Kyrgyzstan Airlines.

Destinations

As of May 2015, Air Kyrgyzstan operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:

Codeshare agreements

Air Kyrgyzstan has codeshare agreements with the following airlines at April 2014:

Fleet

As of October 2015 Air Kyrgyzstan fleet includes the following:

Retired fleet: