Bel-Aldy
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Bel-Aldy ("below the pass") is a hamlet in the Chatkal Highlands planning zone of the Autonomous Tribal Regions (ATR), at the foot of the bridle paths that cross the Chatkal range to the northern Fergana Valley. Its population is about 230 (2022 estimate).[1] Pack-horse guides from the hamlet take traders and herders over the passes between July and September, and families keep fresh horses that travelers can hire in exchange for their tired mounts, a practice dating from the courier stations of the Kokand period.[2]
References
- ^ United Nations Mission in Irad (2022). Settlements and Services in the Chatkal Highlands Zone. Kara-Oi.
- ^ Zhumabaeva, Cholpon (2016). Horses and Herders: The Pastoral Economy of the Talas Alatau, 1930–2010. Talas: Talas State University Press.
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