Pakrovka
Pokrovka (is pronounced "Pakrovka" is the capital of the Manas District of Talas Oblast, Kyrgyzstan. It is located on the Talas River, 5 km north of the Kapka Dam (former Kirov dam). 30 km from the Zhambyl (Oluyaata) railway station (Kazakhstan). The village was founded in 1874. Population 7.4 thousand (2009). A monument to the victims of the Great Patriotic War was erected.