Jenish Explained

Jenish previously known as Khalmion (ky|Халмион|Khalmion) is a village in Kadamjay District, Batken Region in south-west Kyrgyzstan,^[1] sitting practically on the border with Uzbekistan's Fergana Region. Its population was 6,274 in 2021. The village lies just to the west of the tiny enclave Jangail (40.2028°N 71.6639°W) belonging to Uzbekistan, less than 1 km² in area. This enclave is located north-northwest of another Uzbek enclave (Shakhimardan). The Kyrgyz villages of Jenish and Jangy-Ayyl (40.1822°N 71.6803°W) lie outside opposite edges of this enclave, within 1 km of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek main border.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. ky. May 2021. National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 42–46.
2. Web site: Complete Files of Geographic Names for Geopolitical Areas from GNS. 2013-02-20. Toponymic information is based on the Geographic Names Database, containing official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names and maintained by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. More information is available at the Maps and Geodata link at www.nga.mil. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency name, initials, and seal are protected by 10 United States Code Section 425.
3. Web site: GeoNames WMS Viewer. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . 2013-02-20.
4. Soviet military map K-42-36 (1:200,000)