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This time, Turmush focused on the village of Barpy, located in the Suzak district of the Jalal-Abad region, where local residents shared information about its founding, which took place between 1915 and 1920.
76-year-old Abdymanap Avazov, one of the few elders who remembers the history of the village, recounts that he worked in education for 55 years and is now retired. According to him, the residents initially engaged in agriculture.
“The original name of the village Barpy was Kyzyl-Mekhnat (which translates to Red Labor). This name appeared in 1930 when the first collective farm was established. The main population consists of representatives of three clans: ‘Töböy’, ‘Ozhubak’, and ‘Chokmor’. Over time, with the development of agriculture, representatives of the clan ‘Ontogor’ from the current village of Markay moved here, for whom new houses were built,” Avazov shares his memories.
From 1927 to 1930, small farms operated in the village under the names: “Internatsional”, “Kyzyl Oktyabr”, “Ordoniqidze”, “Bol'shevik”, “Ülgü”, “Komsomol”, “Yrys”, “Kypchak Abat named after Stalin”, and “Kommunizm”. These farms were part of the rural districts of Tashtak and Chokodöbö. In the 1950s, they were merged and consolidated, with the main focus of their work becoming the cultivation of cotton, wheat, sugar beets, and vegetables.
In 1959, all farms from two rural councils were merged into one — the Tashtak rural council, where the first chairman was Sali Bakiev, the father of Kurmanbek Bakiev, and he was later succeeded by Attokur Azimkanov,” Avazov recounts.
He added that in 1960, the collective farm “Kyzyl-Mekhnat” was renamed “Barpy” in honor of the famous akyn Barpy Alykulov. “From that time, the farm transitioned to self-financing, which significantly improved its economy: roads were paved, kindergartens and shops were built, as well as a House of Culture. Since 1974, the rural council has officially borne the name of Barpy Alykulov,” he adds.
According to him, the main streets of the village used to be gravel, while the internal roads were dirt. At that time, cargo taxis began to operate for the first time on the route Chokmor–Anarbaev, and in the early 1970s, electricity was brought to the village.
Famous residents of the Barpy rural district:
- Barpy Alykulov (1884–1949) — an improvisational akyn, born in the village of Achi, known for his social and philosophical poems that reflect the people's aspirations and thirst for justice.
- Among the popular love poems of Barpy Alykulov, one can note “Gül kyzdar”, “Mölmölüm”, “Myrzaiym”, “Lölükan”, “Burakzhan”, “Gözal kyz”, “Kara göz”, “Ak dilbar”, “Tartip”, “Dilbarım”, “Özgöchöm”, “Altyn”, “Ak jıldız”.
- The song “Mölmölüm” gained popularity thanks to the akyn Toktosun Tynibekov, and later it was adapted and performed by Malik Alikeev and Mirbek Atabekov.
Modern development of the village:
Since gaining independence in 1991, the population of the Barpy rural district has increased from less than 20,000 to nearly 60,000 people. Currently, the rural district includes 29 villages, united into three sections.
As reported by the head of the Barpy rural council, Islam MamatSabirov, there has been active construction in recent years. “This year, a plot of 1 hectare and 50 sotiks has been allocated for the construction of a nine-story apartment building with 500 apartments under the state mortgage program,” he noted.
In addition, the old buildings of the Nyshembay Alykulov school have been demolished, and a modern building for 750 places is being constructed in their place, which is planned to be completed this academic year.
A new kindergarten is opening in the village of Tölös, while a kindergarten for 75 children is already functioning in the village of Türk-Abad. A mini-football field has been built in Jarkyshtak, and the construction of a sports complex worth 29 million soms has been completed in the village of Yrys.
In the village of Say, a gym is being built, for which 9 million soms have been allocated. A two-story kindergarten is also being constructed in Kara-Jyjach, and in other villages — kindergartens “Zhetkinchek”, “Balastan”, “Aruuke”, and a 75-place preschool institution in the village of Boz-Chychkan — all these projects are being implemented with the support of sponsors.
This year, about 10 internal streets have been paved with funds from the local budget and thanks to incentive grants.
The Ministry of Transport is also expanding and repairing about 10 km of the Bishkek–Osh highway that runs through the Barpy rural district,” added the head of the rural council.
