Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan

Jalal-Abad is the administrative and economic center of Jalal-Abad Region in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. It is situated at the north-eastern end of the Fergana valley along the Kögart river valley, in the foothills of the Babash Ata Mountains, very close to the Uzbekistan border. Jalal-Abad is known for its mineral springs in its surroundings, and the water from the nearby Azreti-Ayup-Paygambar spa was long believed to cure lepers.