Kyrgyzstan

30 places in this region. (Showing 1-10)

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   1. Sarala-Saz Jailoo

   Located about an hour and a half to the north of the small Kyrgyz village of Kochkor, the Sarala-Saz jailoo (a jailoo is a high mountain pasture, and it's pronounced jai-low) is gorgeous.

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   2. Sunken Pass

   Sunken Pass is the pass through the mountains which separate the small village of Kul-Tur with the valley on the other side of the mountains to its south.

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   3. Kul-Tur Jailoo

   A jailoo (pronounced jai-low) is a high mountain pasture where the Kyrgyz traditionally spent their summers.

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   4. Anton's (У Антона)

   Getting to Anton's Bar is difficult for first timers; you must follow these directions exactly: At the corner of Sovietskaya and Gorkova, turn East (away from the Vefa Center).

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   5. Club Zeppelin

   A fun club with live rock music in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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   6. Russian Orthodox Cathedral

   Even though Bishkek is a predominantly Muslim city, there is one specatular Russian Orthodox Cathedral, located on on the corner of Jibek Jolu and Togolok Moldo, which is definitely worth checking out.

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   7. Tuz-Kul (Salt Lake)

   Tuz-Kul is a salt lake (the name literally means 'salt lake' in Kyrgyz) located less than a kilometer from the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul.

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   8. Barskoon Waterfall

   Located approximately 20km south of the village of Barskoon (pronounced bars-kone) on the southern shore of Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk Kul is the Barskoon Waterfall.

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   9. Valley of the Flowers

   Located less then an hour outside of Karakol near the small village of Jeti Oguz is the Valley of the Flowers.

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    10. Holy Trinity Cathedral

    In central Karakol sits the Holy Trinity Cathedral, a Russian Orthodox church built in 1895.