According to information obtained from the district center for information resources and local lore, the founding of the village of Murake dates back to 1930. The legend states that at that time, a revered man named Mur lived here, whom the locals respectfully referred to as Mur-ake.
Mur-ake was the first to build a house in the area and to lay a canal, which provided the residents with water. He became the founder of the village and took on the role of murab (mura), distributing irrigation water among the residents. Due to his authority, the village came to be called Mur-ake, which over time transformed into the modern name — Murake.
The history of this village is closely linked to the development of agriculture in the region. In 1975, Murake became part of a wine sovkhoz, where local residents worked in the vineyards.
In 1980, the village was joined to the "Zhivprom" sovkhoz, which specialized in meat livestock farming. In 1998, an independent sovkhoz "Murake" was established here, where barley, wheat, and alfalfa were grown. However, between 2001 and 2003, the sovkhoz was disbanded, and private farming enterprises emerged on its basis.
According to local resident Kulshakan Dunganova, there are five streets in the village named after notable figures: filmmaker Sharshenaly Usubaliev, poetess Salkyn Begalieva, Great Patriotic War veteran Shamsy, as well as respected elders Orozaaly-ata and Kadyrkul-ata.
Currently, in Murake, where about 1,000 people live, there is a secondary school named after Salkyn Begalieva, two kindergartens, a feldsher-midwife station, a mosque, and several shops. The main sources of income for local residents still consist of livestock farming and agriculture.
Who is a murab?
When the Kyrgyz began to lead a settled lifestyle and engage in agriculture, the need for irrigating fields arose. The person responsible for distributing water was called a murab and was respected for his fairness.
