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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Cities In Kyrgyzstan at WorldAtlas
 * Cities in Kyrgyzstan at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Kyrgyzstan at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Kyrgyzstan at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Kyrgyzstan at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Kyrgyzstan at Places in the world
 * Kyrgyzstan - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Kyrgyzstan Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Kyrgyzstan Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Kyrgyzstan: Regions, Districts, Cities, Settlements - Population at City Population
 * List of Kyrgyzstan Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Kyrgyzstan at WorldAtlas
 * Mountain ranges in Kyrgyzstan at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Kyrgyzstan at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Kyrgyzstan at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In Kyrgyzstan at WorldAtlas
 * Rivers of Kyrgyzstan at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Kyrgyzstan at Wikipedia

Why Use Gazetteers
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.

There are many places within a country with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.

Gazetteer Contents
Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
 * Different religious denominations
 * Schools, colleges, and universities
 * Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
 * The population size.
 * Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
 * Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
 * Longitude and latitude.
 * Distances and direction from other from cities.
 * Schools, colleges, and universities.
 * Denominations and number of churches.
 * Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)