Famous place of Kyrgyzstan

94 percent of the territory of Kyrgyzstan is mountains. Moreover, 70 percent of them are high mountains. So there are a lot of picturesque gorges here.

A famous place near Karakol is the park-reserve of the famous traveler and geographer Przhevalsky.

The main hallmark of Karakol is the ski resort. 25 thousand tourists come here annually. Most of them are from Kazakhstan and Russia.