President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov announced plans to gradually replace Russian-language village names in the country with Kyrgyz ones. According to him, this process is expected to be fully completed by 2027.
The Head of State emphasized that this initiative is aimed at strengthening national values and the language, as well as restoring historical names. This will ensure that geographical names in the country are unified in a national spirit.
At the same time, the president announced the introduction of a new rule to restrict the naming of villages after individuals. In his opinion, the names of historical figures have already been imprinted in the memory of the people, and it is not necessary to reflect this in the names of places.
"The name of Olimbek Dodkho has already taken its place in history." The village will not develop faster because it is named after him," Sadyr Japarov noted.
According to experts, while these changes may serve to strengthen national identity, it is not impossible that they will be perceived differently by the population in certain regions.
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