Kerben, Kyrgyzstan

Kerben (Kyrgyz: Кербен, older name Karavan) is a town in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 14,141 in 2009. It is the administrative centre of Aksy District. Despite the fact that the town officially was founded in the early 1920s, medieval Persian historiographers noted in their works a caravanserai, or fortified “hotel” for merchants and travelers, in a place very close to today's Kerben. Archaeological excavations carried out by A. Bernshtam corroborated that records.

Kerben, Kyrgyzstan

Kerben (Kyrgyz: Кербен, older name Karavan) is a town in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 14,141 in 2009. It is the administrative centre of Aksy District. Despite the fact that the town officially was founded in the early 1920s, medieval Persian historiographers noted in their works a caravanserai, or fortified “hotel” for merchants and travelers, in a place very close to today's Kerben. Archaeological excavations carried out by A. Bernshtam corroborated that records.