Dzhalal-Abad Mineral Springs

DZHALAL-ABAD SPRINGS, mineral springs located in the canton of the same name in the Kyrgyz ASSR, 5 km from the Dzhalal-Abad station of the Central Asian Railway. The springs emerge on the surface on the western slope of the hilly spurs of the Kugart Range, at an altitude of 981 m above sea level, at 40°53' N and 72°58' E from Greenwich. Mineralization ranges from 1.11 g to 2.81 g per 1 liter; discharge ranges from 1,800 l to 141,686 l; temperature ranges from 16° to 41.4°. The waters belong to the calcareous (warm) class. The resort was established in 1885. At present, it is a resort of local significance. Mountain climate and unusually dry summer (relative humidity from 30% to 25%). Season from June 1 to October 1. Indications: diseases of the locomotor system, neuralgia and neuritis, female diseases, skin diseases, gummatous syphilis, occupational poisonings, chronic nephritis. The Ayubbulaq, Kyzbulaq, and Aqbulaq springs (temperatures from 36° to 41°) feed the bathhouse and swimming pools. The capacity of the facilities is 160 people (patients are also accommodated in the villages of Khazret-Ayu.b and Dzhalal-Abad). Up to 2,000 patients pass through the resort per season.

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