Latitude and longitude of Aksy
- Nearby Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Satellite map of Aksy
Aksy is a small town in southern Kyrgyzstan which gained notoriety in 2002 when police and police fired into a crowd of unarmed demonstrators, killing six. The demonstrations were triggered by a political dispute between a local member of the national parliament, Azimbek Beknazarov, and Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev over an agreement with China that ceded some territory in the high Tien Shan range to China.
Latitude: 42° 48' 59.99" N
Longitude: 74° 22' 59.99" E