Shekaftar (Kyrgyz: Шекафтар) is a village in the south of Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan.

[2] It lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the border with Uzbekistan.

A uranium mine was located in Shekaftar between 1946 and 1968;[3] the mine was operated by the Sumsar company from 1958 until its deactivation.

[4] In 1997, it was reported that a total of eight radioactive waste dumps had been made near Shekaftar.

[5] This Jalal-Abad region location article is a stub.