Nookat

Nookat Ноокат
Nookat
Coordinates: 40°15′57″N 72°37′05″E / 40.26583°N 72.61806°E / 40.26583; 72.61806Coordinates: 40°15′57″N 72°37′05″E / 40.26583°N 72.61806°E / 40.26583; 72.61806
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Province	Osh Province
Elevation	1,296 m (4,252 ft)
Population (2008)
– Total	13,330
Time zone	UTC +5

Nookat (Kyrgyz: Ноокат), also Eski-Nookat, Iski-Naukat or Naukat, is a village in the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is the seat of Nookat District.

Nookat came to signify the repression during the Bakiyev regime as villagers were imprisoned, tortured and sentenced to lengthy prison terms following civil unrest in the fall of 2008. Following the revolt in April 2010, the villagers, of the Uzbek minority, were released.

References

• Association of cities of Kyrgyz Republic
• Fergana news article on the oppressed villagers