Kadamjay 3589817 198821268 2008-03-17T09:30:33Z Vmenkov 268974 '''Kadamjay''' ({{lang-ky|Кадамжай}}; {{lang-ru|Кадамжай}}, earlier also Кадамджай) is the town in [[Kadamjay District]] of [[Batken Province]] of [[Kyrgyzstan]]. Kadamjay is located between the cities of [[Khaidarkan]] (Aidarken) (to the west) and [[Kyzyl-Kiya]] (to the east). In the Soviet period, the town was offcially known as "Frunze", and the village adjacent to it from the north, as "Frunzenskoe". Since Kyrgyzstan's capital (now [[Bishkek]]) was also called Frunze, the name must have been quite confusing, and the locals would refer to their town as Kadamjay, and the village as Pulgon. Although Kadamjay is the largest town of the eponymous district, it is not the capital of the district; instead, the district's administrative center is the village of [[Pulgon]] (formerly, Frunzenskoe), located just to the north of the town. Kadamjay district is thought to have the second largest [[mercury (element)|mercury]]-[[antimony]] deposit in the world.<ref>[http://www.epa.gov/mercury/stocks/Primary%20Mercury%20Mining_7.23.07_FINAL.pdf "Primary Mercury Mining"]</ref> [[Kadamjay Antimony Factory]] is one of the biggest factories in [[Kyrgyzstan]]; it is the main employer in the city. Khaidarkan Mercury Plant, built in 1942, was reported, as of 2005, to produce 300 to 600 metric tons of mercury per year. "[[Metallurg Kadamjay]]" is the main football club, which was the 1997 champion in [[Kyrgyzstan]]. Kyrgyz-Turkish Kadamjay Semetei High School, Kyrgyz High School, 40-years (40-лет) and Babajan Aitmatov are the main schools of Kadamjay. [[Ak-Su]] is the river which passes through Kadamjay. <!-- Korgon is the biggest village in the Kadamjai and also the biggest village in Kyrgyzstan.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} The population of Uch-Korgon is approximately 30.000.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} There is also Jiydelik lake in Kadamjai. The main picnic field. --> == References == <references/> * [http://kadamzhay.com/ A site about Kadamzhay] {{en icon}} {{ru icon}} [[Category:Subdivisions of Kyrgyzstan]] {{Kyrgyzstan-geo-stub}} [[fr:Kadamjaï]]