According to information provided by the district center for information resources and local history, the village of Murake was founded in 1930. The legend states that at that time, a respected man named Mur lived here, to whom the locals addressed with reverence, calling him Mur-ake.
This man was the first to build a house here and laid a canal through the center of the village, which provided the residents with necessary water. Mur-ake became the founder of the village and played an important role as a murab (muraapa), responsible for distributing irrigation water among the peasants. Thanks to his efforts and authority, the name of the area gradually changed to Murake.
The history of this village is closely intertwined with the development of the agricultural sector of the region. In 1975, the village became part of a wine state farm, and the locals began to work in the vineyards.
In 1980, Murake was joined to the state farm "Zhivprom," which specialized in meat livestock. In 1998, an independent state farm "Murake" was established here, where barley, wheat, and alfalfa were grown. However, from 2001 to 2003, the state farm was disbanded, and private peasant farms emerged based on its foundation.
According to local resident Kulshakan Dunganova, the village has five streets named after famous people: film director Sharshenaly Usubaliev, poetess Salkyn Begalieva, veteran of the Great Patriotic War Shamsy, as well as respected elders Orozaaly-ata and Kadyrkul-ata.
The village, which is home to about 1,000 people, is equipped with a secondary school (named after Salkyn Begalieva), two kindergartens, a medical and obstetric point (FAP), a mosque, and shops. The main sources of income for the residents remain livestock and agriculture.
What is a murab?
With the transition of the Kyrgyz to a settled lifestyle and the beginning of agricultural production, the need for irrigation arose. The person responsible for water distribution held the title of murab and was highly respected for his fairness.
