The history of Naryn begins with an ancient settlement that was located on the route of caravans traveling to Kashgar. This settlement was situated on one of the directions of the Silk Road. However, until the mid-19th century, there was no full-fledged city here.
With the incorporation of Central Asia into the Russian Empire in 1868, a Russian garrison was stationed in Naryn, and soon the Naryn settlement was formed. This marked the beginning of urban development. The Naryn fortification ensured regular postal communication with the Russian consulate in Kashgar.
After the October Revolution of 1917, control over Naryn passed to the Red Army, but in 1920, a clash occurred here between Soviet troops and White Guards. The city was liberated after fierce battles, and Soviet power was established.
Before the revolution in 1917, Naryn did not undergo significant development. At the beginning of the Soviet period, a mobile revolutionary committee was established, which began active work with the support of the revolutionary association of the Naryn district.
The leadership included well-known Bolsheviks such as Hakim Musabaev and Sulayman Orozbekov, as well as the first Kyrgyz revolutionary Taabaldy Zhukeev-Pudovkin.
From 1927, Naryn began to take its first steps towards industrial development. On July 23 of that year, the presidium of the executive committee of the Naryn canton decided to organize stalls for the sale of bread and dairy products.
Reports from the executive committee noted that the Naryn canton was the least developed in terms of construction pace. They recommended increasing efforts in building houses for teachers, schools, and clubs.
According to the decision of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on January 28, 1927, Naryn was granted city status. Until 1939, the city's development was carried out without a master plan, and in 1939-1940, the first project was developed. A full-fledged General Plan for the city was created in 1952 under the guidance of architect M. Milov and engineer L. Khorostinskaya.
Subsequently, the city was built according to the General Plan created in 1979 by architects N. Karpenko, V. Ivanov, A. Strizhachenko, and L. Grishkovets.
