Official Name: | Kurshab |
Native Name: | Куршаб |
Pushpin Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Osh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Özgön |
Established Title: | Pokrovskoye |
Established Date: | 1893 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 20471 |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 40.6917°N 73.1889°W |
Kurshab (established as Pokrovskoye, before 2004: Leninskoye)[1] is a large village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Özgön District.[2] Its population was 20,471 in 2021. It is situated near the river Kurshab, between the cities Osh and Özgön.
The settlement was established as Pokrovskoye by settlers from majorly Kiev Governorate of Russian Empire in 1893. By 1900s Pokrovskoye amounted to 186 households.[3]