Tokoldosh

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Tokoldosh
Токольдош
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Tokoldosh
Coordinates: 42°51′55″N74°38′34″E / 42.86528°N 74.64278°E / 42.86528; 74.64278
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Bishkek City
District Oktyabr District
Elevation
788 m (2,585 ft)

Tokoldosh is a housing estate in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Oktyabr District. [1]

Tokoldosh was not always part of Bishkek. The film actress Darkul Kuyukova's elder brother invented the phrase the "Four Daughters of Tököldösh" which associated his sister and three others with their birthplace. The other three were Sabira Kumushaliyeva, Baken Kydykeyeva, and Saira Kiyizbaeva. [2]

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References

  1. "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Bishkek City" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 157.
  2. "Sabira Kumushaliyeva". Centralasiengrupperna. Retrieved 2024-03-18.