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| Kyrgyzstan mountains
Kyrgyzstan mountain ranges & passes. Kyrgyzstan recreation
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| This is probably the most visited site by foreign tourists visiting Karakol and is reknowned for its beauty. The Altyn Arashan ("Golden Spa") valley leads up from the Ak Suu valley, just South of the village of Teplokluenchka, to a Spartan "hot spring" complex. The road is not an easy one, very steep in places, and requires special heavy duty 4WD vehicles ... |
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Batken is situated in the extreme South West of the Republic, and consists of four mountainous regions, with altitudes ranging from 400 to 5621m asl.
The oblast was created in 1999 after incursions by armed militants of the Islamic Movement for Uzbekistan seeking to cross Kyrgyz territory between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan ... |
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| About 25 km South West of Karakol is a lush valley with some stricking red sandstone rock formations (the "seven Bulls" from which the valley takes its name). There is a legend about how the rock formation. A Kyrgyz khan stole the wife of another, who sought advice from a "wise man" about how he could reap his revenge ... |
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| The road from Barskoon which passes up the Barskoon valley, (the A364) used to be one of the routes of the Silk Road, passing over the Bedel Pass (4284 m) into China. It is now the main road leading to the Kumtor Gold mine ... |
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| 125 km from Bishkek these canyons stretch for nearly 200 km back into the Eastern edge of the Kyrgyz Krebet. The canyons have romantic names like "Grand Canyon", "Bobsleigh"and "Skyskraper". To see Konorchak Canyons completely would take a long time - but it is possible to spend a few days exploring the spectacular scenery ... |
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| There are a number of beautiful valleys in the Kungey Ala-Too Mountains (The "Sunny" Ala-Too Mountains) on the Northern side of Lake Issyk Kul. The largest and best known of these are Grigorievka and Semyenovka - some 30 kilometers further on from Chalpon Ata as you travel from Bishkek The area is criss-crossed by trekking routes - some of which pass over the mountains towards the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan ... |
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| An interesting site for a short side trip might be to visit the little hamlet of Svetly Mys, tucked away near the shores of Lake Issyk Kul, just South of the village of Belovodsk - about 50km from Karakol. This is reputadley the burial place for the Apostle, Saint Matthew. Having been a tax collector, he was called to be a disciple of Jesus ... |
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| The Suusamyr valley is a high steppe plateau - 2200 meters a. s. l. - that although only some 160 kilometers from Bishkek is also one of the more remote and rarely visited regions of Kyrgyzstan. Although it is on the other side of the massive Kyrgyz Range from Bishkek and the Chui valley, it is part of the Chui administrative region ... |
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