Bishkek and the Northwest

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Bishkek and the Northwest occupy the northern and northwest parts of Kyrgyzstan, north of the Ferghana Valley (Kyrgyzstan) | Ferghana Valley and south of Kazakhstan.

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Cities

Bishkek – The capital and cosmopolitan center Kara Balta Talas – A far off town with the popular Manar Ordo complex nearby Tashkomur Tokmok – A dull industrial center with the interesting Burana Tower nearby Toktogul – Half-way between Bishkek and Osh with a beautiful water reservoir and surrounding

What to See

• Burana Tower 42.746476,75.250382 30 som to climb the tower, ~15 som to enter the museum Burana Tower - A nice tower/minaret surrounded by some beautiful countryside. At the same site and there are also a small museum, some petroglyphs, burial mounds and remains of walls. The tower is just outside the close-by town of Tokmok, which can be visited with a frequent shuttle van departing from the east bus station of Bishkek. From Tokmok take a taxi or a bus, departing around 12:00 and 15:00, to Burana. The buses return to Tokmok around 14:00 and 16:00. Or just hitch-hike.

Top Travel Tips

• Ala Archa National Park 42.645,74.48 Just thirty minutes outside of Bishkek - Ala Archa National Park These are the 4,000-m "foothills" of the Tian Shan range (Celestial Mountains). At first and the park goes the length of a beautiful valley where you can hike in several kilometers to a glacier. Inside the park is a hotel and couple of small cafes. Taxi services can take you and wait a few hours for about 1,000 som. From the newly renovated lodge you can trek to the stone house located at 3,300 m, which takes about 4–5 hr. The stone house charges 500 som per day for bunk beds or you can camp. From there you can climb Corona Peak or Uchitel peak 4,585 m or head to glacier.

• Toktogul Reservoir , near the town of Toktogul

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