Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security (GKNB) Chairman Kamchybek Tashiyev has revealed key details of a recent land and housing exchange with Tajikistan, part of the ongoing process to resolve long-standing border disputes. Tashiyev made the announcement during a community meeting in the Chon-Alai district, according to AKIpress.
Tashiyev reported that Tajikistan handed over to the Kyrgyz side 198 residential houses, 84 vacant land plots, 12 social facilities, and two border outposts located in the Lakkon area of Isfara district, as well as in Chorku, the villages of Somoniyon and Khojai Alo, and in the Orto-Boz area.
In return, Kyrgyzstan transferred 181 homes, 133 vacant plots, and 8 social facilities in the Batken region, specifically in the Karabak zone and the villages of Dostuk, Dobo, Ak-Tatyr, Tash-Tumshuk, Kok-Terek, and the Teske area.
“The exchange was approximately equal. We didn’t give away any strategically important lands—only areas that had lost relevance, were remote, surrounded by other settlements, or too fragmented for clear border delineation,” Tashiyev explained.
Relocation of residents
Tashiyev also confirmed that residents of Dostuk, Dobo, Tash-Tumshuk, Kok-Terek, Mazeiit, and Teske were relocated to a newly built village named Zhany Dostuk (New Dostuk) in the Chet-Bulak area of Batken district.
A total of 181 new homes were constructed, each with an additional 10-acre plot. The government allocated 300 million som in aid—225.5 million to Batken region and 73.5 million to the Leilek district. According to Tashiev, 75 citizens have already received compensation payments of 1 million som each.
“Every family now has a house, land, and financial support. No one was left behind,” he stressed.
Additionally, the state is finalizing construction of 76 more houses in Leilek district for families from Razakov, Nurmatov, Zhanybayev (Sada area), and Maksat. All construction work, including road building and asphalt paving, is scheduled to be completed by November 30.
Border demarcation efforts
Tashiyev stated that engineering barriers have already been installed along 114 kilometers of the state border in the Batken and Leilek districts. “We may have reached 120 kilometers already, as the work continues around the clock,” he said.
All materials for the border infrastructure—barbed wire and metal components—are now produced domestically by inmates in Kyrgyz prisons, eliminating the need for imports from Uzbekistan or Russia.
“What matters most is that the border demarcation process is complete. We now clearly know where the state border lies, who owns which land, and who is responsible for it. There will be no more disputes, confusion, or border clashes. Every section is officially documented on state maps,” Tashiyev concluded.
