Toktogul Satylganov (1864 – 1933)
Toktogul Satylganov was a talented poet, singer-improviser and virtuous komuz player of Kyrgyzstan. He was born in poor family living in Suusamyr district in our days known as Toktogul district…
Read more »Osh region
SULEYMAN-TOO Suleyman – Too is a hill in the heart of the city, rising 175m from the floor of the valley of the Ak Buura River in which Osh is…
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Country Code + 996 City codes: Bishkek 312 Cholpon Ata 3943Djalal Abad 3722Karakol 3922 Naryn 3522Osh 3222Talas 3422Other… Many places can be dialed direct – but you will have to obtain the code – for…
Read more »Postal services
The postal service can be fairly haphazard … you will almost certainly arrive home well before your postcards do – unless you are literally following in the footsteps of Marco…
Read more »Internet and email access
The Internet is a wonderful resource for travellers who want to find out more about distant lands, which they are going to visit – like Kyrgyzstan. There are many sites,…
Read more »Cholpon-Ata
Cholpon-Ata is the largest town on the Northern shore of the Issyk-Kul lake, about half way along, some 250 kilometers from Bishkek. Summer always saw large numbers of tourists in…
Read more »Tokmok
Tokmok is a city of about 75,000 (2005) in northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country’s capital of Bishkek. Its geographical location is 42°50N, 75°17’E; its altitude is 816 m above…
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Karakol (Каракол – black arm in Kyrgyz) is a city of about 75,000, located at 42.49 N, 78.39 E near the eastern tip of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan and about 150…
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Naryn is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn region in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 40,049 (1999). It is situated on both banks of the Naryn River, one…
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Talas is a small town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, located in a long valley between two imposing mountain ranges. Its population is 32,538 (as of 1999). It is the administrative headquarters…
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