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Karakol

Kyrgyzstan · 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. Its area is 44 square kilometres (17 sq mi), and its resident population was 84,351 in 2021. To the north, on highway A363, is Tup, and to the southwest Jeti-Oguz resort.

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Things to do in Karakol

Karakol through centuries · 3 h · from $65
Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan 11d10n · 264 h · from $2,099 · 5.0/5 (1 reviews)
Trekking to Ala Kul Lake - Best of Tian Shan Mountains · 96 h · from $880 · 4.7/5 (6 reviews)
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan (13d12n) · 7 min · from $2,399

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