Cities & places in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan cities. History and pictures of every interesting Kyrgyzstan city

		Arslan Bob In the Djalal-Abad region of Southern Kyrgyzstan lie the walnut groves of Arslan Bob. Arslan Bob is said to be named after an 11th century hero who met his death nearby - betrayed by his wife to his enemies. His footprints, handprints and bloodstains are said to be still visible at the spot. There is another account which tells of a moest and earnest, hardworking man charged by the prophet Muhammed with finding a beautiful and comfortable place ...
		Bishkek, cannot claim to be one of the major cities of the world, like London, Paris or New York. It is, however, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan and does have a number of important and interesting buildings, monuments, parks, museums, galleries, theatres and other places worth seeing or visiting. This is not meant to be an exhaustive guide to the city but simply a brief introduction to the city and its history ...
		Cholpon Ata Chalpon Ata is the largest town (village) on the Northern shore of the lake, about half way along, some 250 kilometers from Bishkek. Summer always saw large numbers of tourists descend with their vouchers for a saty in one of the nearby sanatoria or tour resorts (Chalpon Ata boasts one of the two Presidential residences on the lake), and Soviet athletes used to come here to train at altitude ...
		Djalal-Abad It is the administrative, economic and cultural centre of Jalal-Abad oblast (province). It lies in the south of the Kugart valley, in the foothills of the Babash Ata mountains to the North. The climate is noted for dry, hot summers, warm and sunny autumns with rare rainbursts and winters are warm with high humidity. The region is a centre for fruit and vegetable growing ...
		Irkeshtam Osh is a very ancient town on the Great Silk Road, and celebrated its 3000 years anniversary just some years ago. The architecture of the town is completely different from the one of Bishkek, as there are much less Soviet buildings, and the biggest part of the houses are low privte houses, mainly in uzbek style with wooden ornaments. The only thing that is really similar to Bishkek, are the boulevards and parks with lots of trees ...
		Karakol Karakol is at the Eastern end of Lake Issyk Kul. The largest town and the administration center of the Issyk Kul oblast, the town was founded by Russian settlers in the 1869. The name translates as "black hand" ...
		Kochkor village Most people used to simply pass through Kochkor (or Kochkorka, as it used to be known in Russian), on their way to, or from, Torugart and the Chinese border. Nowadays, more people are stopping and spending some time in the region ...
		Narin Chalpon Ata is the largest town (village) on the Northern shore of the lake, about half way along, some 250 kilometers from Bishkek. Summer always saw large numbers of tourists descend with their vouchers for a saty in one of the nearby sanatoria or tour resorts (Chalpon Ata boasts one of the two Presidential residences on the lake), and Soviet athletes used to come here to train at altitude ...
		Osh Osh is a very ancient town on the Great Silk Road, and celebrated its 3000 years anniversary just some years ago. The architecture of the town is completely different from the one of Bishkek, as there are much less Soviet buildings, and the biggest part of the houses are low privte houses, mainly in uzbek style with wooden ornaments. The only thing that is really similar to Bishkek, are the boulevards and parks with lots of trees ...
		Saimalu Tash Hidden at over 3000 meters in the Ferghana range, about 100 km morthwest of Djalal Abad, near the Kurgat Pass is the remote, small plateau of Sailamu-Tash. The name means "Patterned stone" and refers to the fact that here is a gallery of thousands of stone paintings - petroglyphs which are littered around the landscape. Saimulu Tash means "embroidered stones" in Kyrgyz - which aptly describes the scene ...
		Saymaluu-Tash Saymaluu-Tash is a fascinating, not inhabited place in the mountains at about 3300m above sea level, where one finds two moraine slopes full of rocks. Those carry stone incriptions af an age of between 1500 and 5000 years. Unfortunately, to get there is not easy and can be done only with very few tourists, that are prepared to take many inconveniences on them: From Kazarman (CBT group) one has to drive for about 2 hours in a Russian military jeep, first on a gravel road, then on steep meadow paths full of serpentines.
		Sheker This village, close to the Uzbek border, is famous as the birthplace of Chinghiz Aitmatov. Aimatov is a famous Kyrgyz author, probably the only native Central Asian author to obtain international renown. His works have been translated into English and other European languages. (It is actually claimed that he has been translated into more than one hundred languages, with a total circulation of 90 million copies) ...
		Tash-Rabat complex Tash-Rabat complex is a historical and cultural area, including two of the oldest memorials: the caravanserai at Tash-Rabat and the site of the ancient settlements of Koshoi-Korgon. Karavanserai Tash-Rabat is one of few, well preserved memorials from the Middle Ages. It is situated at an altitude of more than 3000 m. above sea level in the picturesque canyon of Kara-Kuiun, 60 km. from At-Bashi village and 90 km. from Naryn ...
		Talas Talas is a little known town in a valley of the same name. It is cut off from the rest of Kyrgyzstan by the mountain ranges and the "easiest" route is via Kazakhstan - involving the need for a transit visa. It is, however, possible to reach the valley by following the Tuu Ashuu pass and then turning North off the main Bishkek-Osh road after skirting the Suusamir Plain ...
		Uzgen Uzgen is only one and a half hours drive from Osh (north) and one of the most important towns of the former Karakhanid Khanate. Important sights are the minaret of the same architecture as the Burana tower, and three mausolees, that have been combined into one single building.