Sulyukta

Sulyukta is a city of regional subordination in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan. Population (2009) — 20.7 thousand people.
The city is located in the northern foothills of the Turkestan Range, at an altitude of 1380 meters above sea level, 150 km west of the regional center, the city of Batken (via the route: Sulyukta — Leilek District, Sughd Region of the Republic of Tajikistan — Batken) and 950 km from the republican center, Bishkek.
The city is connected by the Sulyukta narrow-gauge railway (47 km) to the station Proletarsk in the Republic of Tajikistan. Of these, 9 km is located on the territory of Tajikistan and 38 km on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. There are three stations in the city: Cargo (main), Makaevka, and Eastern.
Currently, the leading industry in the city's economy is coal mining. In addition to coal, the city of Sulyukta is rich in raw materials: quartz sand, limestone, clay, and gypsum.
The winter period is short and warm. Spring and autumn have been rainy in the last decade, while summer is dry and hot.
The city is home to representatives of 30 nationalities.