This time, we focused on the village of Mamazhan, located in the Kara-Suu district of the Osh region.
Amankeldi Abdubakov, a local resident, shared that the village was named after Amatjan Zheenbekov, who served as an instructor during the establishment of Soviet power. The history of the name dates back to 1930 when the organization of collective farms began in the country. "The name of our settlement has changed several times, and the last one is Mamazhan. There is only one version of the origin of the name: in 1930, a collective farm was established in our village, and Amatjan Zheenbekov, who worked here as an instructor, actively contributed to this. However, for some reason, the village began to be called Mamazhan instead of Amatjan," he reported.
According to Abdubakov, A. Zheenbekov was born in the Uzgen district. "In the early years of Soviet power, bandit groups still operated in some places, who hated the communists. In 1930, a bandit named Toko kidnapped A. Zheenbekov and killed him in the village of Kyzyl-Abad. There were various rumors about his nationality—some said he was Uzbek, while others claimed he had Turkish roots. However, one of the respected elders, who witnessed the events of that time, asserted that A. Zheenbekov was Kyrgyz," added A. Abdubakov.
Additional Facts About the Village of Mamazhan
Earlier, Turmush reported that jackals were digging up graves in the village of Mamazhan and scattering human bones.
According to him, jackals have dug up about 40 graves in the cemetery. "At night, these predators dig up remains and scatter them around the area. Nothing like this had been observed in our village before. We have reburied the dug-up graves. We are trying to stop the invasion of jackals with traps. We noticed that jackals come to the cemeteries late at night," he noted.
In response to the increasing incidents, local residents and authorities began hunting these predators.
Photo by E. Nurmatov
The Prosecutor's Office of the Kara-Suu district of the Osh region conducted an investigation following information published on September 16, 2016, about jackals digging up graves and scattering bones in the cemeteries of Kara-Suu.
During the investigation, it was found that local authorities were not properly fulfilling the law on local self-government, which places the responsibility for the functioning of cemeteries on them. This occurred despite the order from the Kara-Suu district state administration on February 19, 2016, regarding the need to cull wild dogs and jackals.
In the territory of the Ayil Okmotu Joosh, there is a "Bekkari pit," but the disposal of shot jackals is carried out without adhering to veterinary standards.
As a result of the investigation, the prosecutor's office sent a request to the head of the Ayil Okmotu Joosh demanding the elimination of identified violations.
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