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Kyrgystan's landscape of high, forested mountains and lush, grassy
steppes attracted Silk Road travellers thankful for the region's
cool climate, sparkling lakes and green valleys after the perilous,
exhausting and arduous desert crossings. It was this location on
the main Silk Road that has bequeathed Kyrgyzstan with the ruins
of entire cities, trading towns
and caravan sites of the Turks, Kyrgyz, Sogdians and other ancient
travellers, as well as places linked to the spread of the Zoroastrian,
Buddhist, Christian and Muslim religions.
In addition to Silk Road sites, tourists are attracted to the country's
stunning natural beauty. White-water rafting, pony trekking, mountain
hiking and even heli-skiing are all on offer for today's adventurous
and intrepid traveller. Others experience a truly unique cultural
holiday by enjoying the hospitality of one of Kyrgyzstan's many
authentic nomad families still living in felt yurts out on the steppes
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- Issyk-Kul Lake, one of the world's largest
bodies of fresh water, and the surrounding region are located
just across the border from China and saw much Silk Road activity
with several old caravan crossroads nearby. traces of cities,
temples and other structures abound.
- The Talas-Chi Corridor runs for 377 kilometres
and boasts many individual Silk Road attractions. Archaeological
expeditions have turned up traces of more than half a dozen civilizations,
as well as ruins of towns, temples, caravanserais and mausoleums
all built before the 15th century.
- The Naryn Region, named for south-central
city, contains the ruins of the town of At-Bashi dating from the
8th to 14th centuries. In a nearby valley is the 31-room Tash
Rabat caravanserai, probably first built in the 10th century and
now restored, where caravans sought shelter from the dangers of
the road.
- The Rock Paintings of Saimalu Tash were created
by adherents of the Tengrian religion in their ancient sanctuary
high in the Fergana mountain range. There are an estimated 100,
000 ritual paintings depicting both the spiritual and earthly
concerns of the devotees.
- The Fergana-Talas Region is another stretch
of Kyrgyzstan which played an important role along the old trade
route. Ruins and other historical monuments remain. Near the village
of Aravan are paintings dating from the 2nd century BC of the
legendary"Celestial Horses" coveted by the Chinese.
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| Bishkek's international airport has flights
to Moscow, Istanbul, Frankfurt, Tashkent and Almaty and the capital
is the best base for tourists visiting Kyrgyzstan There is rail transport
from Bishkek to Lake Issyk-Kul and Tashkent Air transport is available
from the capital to Osh for the Fergana-Talas Corridor and to Naryn
for that region's attrac tions and for the Saimalu Tash rock paintings.
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In Bishkek there are a total of 16 hotels for 2,
774 guests, including a four star establishment for 400 guests and
which also features a conference hall There are a number of hotels
of varying categories in cities like Osh, Chui, Cholpon-Ata (near
Lake Issyk-Kul) and Naryn. |
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- Historical Museum of Bishkek
- Takhti-Sulaiman Mountains
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| The Republic of KYRGHYZTAN |
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Republic of KYRGHYZTAN occupying over 198500 sq. km, is the small
mountain country in the center of the Asia continent. Mountain occupy
90% of the territory, high mountains take up over two thirds - 70%
of the territory and valleys - 10%. The south-eastern part of the
country is located in the region of Karakorum highway and north
- western China, where the main stream of tourists comes to Kyrghyztan,
futher to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan. This location predeter
- mined historically its great geopolitical importence on the major
transasian lines of communication between the Central Asia and the
China. Kyrghyztan borders on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,
China.
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Geographically Kyrghyztan is one of most
picturesque regions of the Central Asia. |
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Climat of Kyrghyztan is sharp continental.
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Kyrghyztan is a multinational state.
There are over 4. 5 million inhabitans in Kyrghyztan today. Kyrghyz
make 60%, Russia - 20%, Uzbek - 14%, other nationalities (over 45)
- 6%. |
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| Kyrghyztan, the official landuage of
the country, belongs to the TURK group. Russan remains the language
of the interethnic communication. |
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Multinationality of the state determines
a divirsity of religions. The main ones are Islam & Christianity.
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The city of BISHKEK with the population
of 700 thousands is the capital of Kyrghyztan. According to ancient
Chinese and Arabian geographers in IV-VII centuries on the territory
of the modern Bishkek there was a commercial town-fortress Dzhul.
which appeared on the caravan Great Silk Road from China to Central
Asia and to Europa. In 1825 there was built a fortress Pishkek,
around which there a settlement grew. It is an indusrial, scientific
center with versatile cultural life. |
