Talas Region
Talas Region
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Landscape in Talas Region | |
Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Talas Province highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′N 72°30′E / 42.500°N 72.500°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Capital | Talas |
| Government | |
| • Gubernator | Nurlan Dardanov |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,406 km2 (5,176 sq mi) |
| Population (2023-01-01) | |
• Total | 273,509 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (KGT) |
| ISO 3166 code | KG-T |
| Districts | 4 |
| Cities | 1 |
| Villages | 90 |
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Talas (Kyrgyz: Талас облусу, romanized: Talas oblusu; Russian: Таласская область, romanized: Talasskaya oblast) is a region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas. It is bordered on the west and north by Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan, on the east by Chüy Region, on the south by Jalal-Abad Region and on the southwest by a finger of Uzbekistan. Its total area is 13,406 km2 (5,176 sq mi). The resident population of the region was 270,994 as of January 2021.
During the 8th-century, the Battle of Talas between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang dynasty was fought here, which culminated in Abbasid victory that led to the Islamization of Central Asia and subsequent abandonment of Buddhism in the region.