Ming-Kush

Ming-Kush
Миң-Куш
Ming-Kush
Coordinates: 41°40′48″N 74°27′36″E / 41.68000°N 74.46000°E / 41.68000; 74.46000
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionNaryn
DistrictJumgal
urban-type settlement1953
Elevation
2,260 m (7,410 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
3,647
Time zoneUTC+6

Ming-Kush (Kyrgyz: Миң-Куш, lit.'a thousand birds') is a village (urban-type settlement from 1953 until 2012) in the Jumgal District of Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 3,647 in 2021. It is located in the narrow Ming-Kush Valley at the right bank of the river Ming-Kush, about 45 km (28 mi) south of Chaek. It is the site of a former uranium mine.