Plan a trip to Kyrgyzstan

Places to see in Kyrgyzstan

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Sulayman MountainUNESCO

  Сулайман-Тоо маданий Пейзаж

  Mountain · Osh

  The Sulayman Mountain is the only World Heritage Site located entirely in the country of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the city of Osh and was once a major place of pre-Muslim pilgrimage.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Nefesh03 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Burana TowerUNESCO

  "Бурана" Мунарасы

  Fort · Chuy Region

  The Burana Tower is a large minaret in the Chüy Valley in northern Kyrgyzstan. It is located about 80 km east of the country's capital Bishkek, near the town of Tokmok.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC0). Map

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  Sary-Chelek Nature ReserveUNESCO

  Сары-Челек биочөйрөлүк коругу

  Park & nature · Osh Region

  The Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve is located in Aksy District, Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan. Established in 1959, it currently covers 23,868 hectares. In 1978 it was designated as a World Biosphere reserve by UNESCO.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Kondephy (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

• SuyabUNESCO

  Ruins · Chuy Region

  Suyab, also known as Ordukent, was an ancient Silk Road city located some 50 km (31 mi) east from Bishkek, and 8 km (5.0 mi) west southwest from Tokmok, in the Chu river valley, present-day Kyrgyzstan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Bishkek

  Бишкек шаары

  City · Bishkek

  Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek, and then Frunze (1926–1991), is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan, and the capital of the Chüy Region. It is situated near the border with Kazakhstan and has a population of around 1,200,000 people as of 2024.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Aitenir (CC0). Map

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  Osh

  Ош шаары

  City · Osh

  Osh is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country. It is often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country and has served as the administrative center of Osh Region since 1939.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: AmanovDmitry (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Issyk-Kul

  Ысык-Көл

  Lake · Issyk-Kul Region

  Issyk-Kul or Ysyk-Köl is an endorheic saline lake in the western Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan—just south of a dividing range separating Kyrgyzstan from Kazakhstan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Issyk Kul.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Fergana Valley

  Ферганская долина

  Nature · Namangan Region

  The Fergana Valley in Central Asia crosses eastern Uzbekistan, southern Kyrgyzstan and northern Tajikistan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA Original uploader was Otets at lb.wikipedia (Public domain). Map

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  Karakol

  Каракол шаары

  City · Issyk-Kul Region

  Karakol, formerly Przhevalsk, is the fourth-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, near the eastern tip of Issyk-Kul, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the Kyrgyzstan–China border and 380 kilometres (240 mi) from the capital Bishkek. It is the administrative capital of Issyk-Kul Region.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Nikolai Bulykin (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Khan Tengri

  Хан Тәңірі - Хан-Теңири - 汗腾格里峰

  Mountain · Issyk-Kul Region

  Khan Tengri is a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range in Central Asia. It is on the China—Kyrgyzstan—Kazakhstan tripoint, east of lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Its geologic elevation is 6,995 m (22,949 ft), but its glacial icecap rises to 7,010 m (22,999 ft).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Peak of Khan Tengri at sunset.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Jengish Chokusu

  托木尔峰 - Жеңиш чокусу - تۆمۈر چوققىسى

  Mountain · Issyk-Kul Region

  The Jengish Chokusu is the highest mountain in the Tian Shan mountain system in Central Asia at 7,439 metres (24,406 ft). It lies on the China–Kyrgyzstan border between the Ak-Suu District in the Issyk-Kul Region of far eastern Kyrgyzstan and Wensu County, Xinjiang, China.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chen Zhao (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Manas

  Манас

  City · Osh Region

  Manas, called Jalal-Abad until 2025, is the administrative and economic centre of Jalal-Abad Region in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi), and its resident population was 123,239 in 2021.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Въезд в Джалал-Абад (Киргизия).JPG (Public domain). Map