"Capital city" Gorod Bishkek by kyrgyz

Gorod Bishkek Travel Guide: 111 reviews and 209 photos

Main attractions

The city offers its visitors a host of exciting possibilities: colourful Central Asian bazaars, thought-provoking museums, art galleries showcasing Kyrgyz talent, vast green parks, quirky curiosities and an array of day trips outside Bishkek itself.
The environs of Bishkek city, i.e., the gorges of the northern slope of the Kyrgyz Ridge are also attractive to mountain tourism. They are Ala-Archa, Alamedin, Kegety, Issyk-Ata, Sokuluk, Ak-Suu, and Shamshy gorges. There are plenty of beautiful waterfalls in the neighborhood of Bishkek. They are Alamedin, Kegety, Belogorsky, and Golubinnyi (Pigeon) waterfalls**

City view

As one of the world's smallest capitals (pop 800,000) the city centre is compact and easily explored on foot. Bishkek's wide boulevards are lined with oak, elm and sycamore trees%.ft**

Intro Written Nov 1, 2002
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Written Dec 7, 2002

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Comments (11)

najamrulz Sep 25, 2004 at 2:01 PM Report Abuse

Nice page on Gorod Bishkek. Some really nice tips n pics. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Islamabad ~ Najam...
babar_1 Jul 23, 2003 at 8:33 AM Report Abuse

I am planning to visit Kyrgyzstan. Very helpful tips...thanks
Bonobo2005 May 21, 2003 at 5:12 AM Report Abuse

that dish looks really nice; s'thing different from plov, laghman or chorpa?! Also great warning tip. I lost $99 when tricked by "militsa" on the streets. But Ok, I didn't have a guide ;-))!!
giampiero6 Feb 23, 2003 at 9:14 PM Report Abuse

A very nice page. Such an interesting destination! Thanks
o00o Dec 27, 2002 at 9:28 PM Report Abuse

I always want to visit your country. Thanks for the friendship, do keep in touch.
leonik Dec 17, 2002 at 5:43 AM Report Abuse

kyrgyzstan is really charming... made it to my 'must-go' list of countries! :) an excellent introduction to your homeland...
yumiyun Dec 17, 2002 at 2:46 AM Report Abuse

Beautiful photos of your country. Very good Japanese knowledge, too! Ganbatte!
madamx Dec 16, 2002 at 10:28 PM Report Abuse

Kyrgyzstan is very much like near the Rocky Mountains, I hope one day I will come and visit!
Yiannis2000 Nov 10, 2002 at 4:35 AM Report Abuse

Very nice page! I hope to visit some day...
nepalgoods Nov 9, 2002 at 3:35 AM Report Abuse

Great page and information about this country! Thanks a lot!