Korday

Korday, also spelled Kordoy and formerly known by its Russian name Georgievka, is a village in the Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan and the administrative center of Korday District. It sits where European route E40, known locally as Highway M-39, crosses the Chu River on its way from Bishkek to Almaty, and its border crossing is arguably the most important on the Kazakh-Kyrgyz frontier; the counterpart on the Kyrgyz side is called Akjol. Buses, passenger vans and taxis carry passengers from the Kyrgyz side to Bishkek and from the Kazakh side to the railway junction of Shu, while trucks haul goods, mostly Chinese imports from Bishkek Dordoy Bazaar, on to Kazakhstan and Russia. Some truckers ford the Chu River away from the bridge to avoid customs.