Kara-Koo, Ysyk-Köl Oblasty, Kyrgyzstan

4 places in this region.

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   1. 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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   2. Kul-Tur Jailoo

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

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   3. 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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   4. Karakoo

   Karakoo (pronounced kara-koh) is a small village of a few thousand, located a few miles from the southern shore of Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk Kul.