Issyk Kul Region
Kok-Jaiyk Valley
The Kok-Jaiyk valley is located in the Jeti-Oguz Gorge, 25 km. from the city of Karakol and is one of the main Jailoo (summer pastures) in the south of Issyk-Kul.
Mountains
Issyk Kul Region
Altyn-Arashan Gorge
10 km to the east of the town of Karakol, in the valley of Arashan River the gorge Altyn-Arashan is situated. In the lower part of the river there is the village Ak-Suu (old name Teploklyuchenka).
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Kok-Moinok Canyons
On the way to the Issyk-Kul Lake in the Boom Gorge there are colorful and unique in their relief - Kok-Moinok Canyons. It was named after the village of the same name, Kok-Moinok.
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Barskoon Gorge
Barskoon gorge is located on the southern shore of Lake Issyk Kul, 80 km far from Karakol. The length of the valley is about 30 km.
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Base camp Karkara
Base camp Karkara is located in the Central Tien Shan, about 470 km from Bishkek and 70 km from Karakol.
Issyk Kul Region
Jyrgalan Valley
The valley of Jyrgalan situated in 60 km. from city of Karakol in east part of Issyk Kul Region. This place resembles a lost paradise, located among the mountains of the Central Tien Shan.
Issyk Kul Region
Skazka (Fairytale) Canyon
<p>On the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, about 4 km from the village of Tosor there is an unusual place - Skazka (Fairy Tale) Canyon.</p>
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Pobeda Peak
Pobeda Peak is the highest point is the Tien Shan, which is 7439 m high. It is also the highest peak in the whole Kyrgyzstan.
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Chon Ak-Suu Gorge
Chong-Ak-Suu (Grigoriev) gorge is located 60 km from the town of Cholpon-Ata. It descends from the Kungei Ala-Too and extends for 35 km along the shoreline of Lake Issyk Kul
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Jeti-Oguz Gorge
Picturesque Jeti-Oguz gorge is located 28 kilometers to the south-west of the town of Karakol. Its name is translated from Kyrgyz language means “Seven bulls”.
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Karakol Gorge
5 km to the south of the town Karakol a gorge of the same name is located. The gorge has a length of 40 km and it is adjacent to the ridge Terskey Ala-Too.
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Mars Canyons
Mars Canyons are located near the village of Kaji-Say on the southern shore of the Issyk-Kul Lake. They represent a ridge of red mountains similar to the landscapes of the planet Mars of the same name.
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Inylchek Glacier
Inylchek Glacier is the largest glacier in Kyrgyzstan. Its length is about 100 km and the total area is over 800 sq. km.
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Khan-Tengri Peak
Khan Tengri Peak is the third highest peak in Kyrgyzstan, located 7 km far from the border of three countries - Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and China, on Tengri-Tag mountain range.
Issyk Kul Region
Juuku Gorge
Juuku Gorge is located 75 km from the town of Karakol, to the west of Chong-Kyzyl-Suu gorge. The length of the valley is 50 km.
Issyk Kul Region
Chong Kyzyl-Suu Gorge
Chong-Kyzyl-Suu gorge is located 60 km to the west of the town of Karakol. Its name "the big red water" the gorge got because water in a river at the bottom of it seems to be red.
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Oguz-Bashi Peak
The picturesque valley Jeti-Oguz ends with a wall of majestic mountains, passing into Terskey Ala-Too. The highest point of this mountain wall is the peak Oguz-Bashi 5170 m high.
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Semenov Gorge
Semenov Gorge, with a length of about 30 km, is located 40 km from the town of Cholpon-Ata. In the valley there flows the river Ak-Suu, which starts from the glacier.
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Shatyly Panorama
The Shatyly Panorama is 10 km away. from the regional center of Bokonbaevo and is part of the Boz-Salkyn mountain valley.
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Ak-Say Canyons
Ak-Say Canyons stretch along the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake near the village of the same name Ak-Say. They are located 16 kilometers from the regional center Bokonbaevo.
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Sary-Jaz Valley
The valley of Sary-Jaz is located 75 km. from town of Karakol in the central Tien-Shan, near Kazakhstan's border.
