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which has a striking design and an
attractive art collection. The museum's very
speculative model suggests how the citadel
might once have looked but other exhibits
singularly fail to add any further historical
context.
The site is 3km off the main road from
Km409: head 800m down Köchör, the east-
ernmost street in Kara-Suu village, then left
on Abit (at Köchör 44/Abit 33) which curves
around to the site.
Naryn to Torugart
Be aware that if you plan to cross Torugart
to/from China you'll need to arrange things
in advance through a tour agency. Remem-
ber that the border closes at weekends and
on holidays. To explore Chatyr-Köl you'll
need a border-zone permit, though this
might not be checked if you hike there and
back from Tash Rabat. For information on
crossing the pass, see p310.
Koshoy Korgon
Worth a brief stop if you're travelling the
Naryn-Torugart road, Koshoy Korgan is a
250m square of muddy wall remnants from
what is thought to have been a powerful cit-
adel between the 10th and early 13th centu-
ries. One local legend claims that the Kyrgyz
epic hero Manas built the citadel and a mau-
soleum here for his fallen friend Koshoy.
Just before the entrance is a 2007
museum
Tash Rabat Таш
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Рабат
Some 117km from Naryn, Tash Rabat is
a small stone caravanserai sunk into the
hillside of a photogenic narrow shepherds'
valley that's given definition by occasional
rocky outcrops. Local sources say it dates
from the 15th century, although some sourc-
es say the site dates from the 10th century,
when it was a Christian monastery. Either
Central Kyrgyzstan & the Torugart Pass
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Bishkek
(153km)
Karakol
Bishkek
(110km)
(220km)
Alamedin Pass
Shamsy Pass
M41
Lake
Sokuluk Pass
Balykchy
(4032m)
(3570m)
Ala-Archa
Issyk-Köl
(3775m)
Sarala-Saz
Pass (3898)
Tündük
Karakol Pass
Tör-Ashuu Pass
(3586m)
Shamsy
Kara-
(3452m)
Kochkor
Talaa
A363
Kyzart Pass
Kara-Suu
Ok Torkoi
Jalal-Abad
(2664m)
Suusamyr
Tes-Tör
(420km);
Chekildek
Jumgal (Dosgulu)
Köl-Ükök
Osh (520km)
Chaar-Archa
Dikan (Bashkuugandy)
Kojomkul
Köl-Tör
Kyzart
Kilemche (Klemche)
Lehol
Riv
er
(Jang-Aryk)
Batai-
Kyzyl-Oi
Tuz-Ashu
Aral
Tamga
Sary-Bulak
Keng-Suu
A367
Chayek
Jamanechki
(110km)
Dolon Pass
Ak-Tash
Sary Kyungoi
Song-Köl
(3038m)
Aral
Kara
Valley
Unkur
Eki Chat
Moldo
Eki-Naryn
Tamga
Ming-Kush
Ashuu
(110km)
Kurtka
Pass
Echki Bashi
Proposed new
Tash-
(Jangy
Irii-Suu
all-weather road
Jerge Tal
Bashat
Talap)
Kara-Oi
A365
Ardaktuu
Kazarman
Jalal-Abad
Valley
Naryn
(145km)
Salkyn Tör
Ak-Tal
Chet Bulak
Bosogo
Kyzyl-Bel
Baetov
Makhmal
Pass
Atai
At-Bashy
Gold Mine
Kara-Suu
Baibiche Pass
Ak-Moinak Pass
(3082m)
Sailmaluu
(2932m)
Koshoy
Tash
Oynak-Jar
A365
Korgon
Pass
Ak-Beyit
Pass
Tash Rabat
Outer
Ak-Terek
Say
Kyrgyz
Checkpost
Chatyr-
Köl
Torugart
Tüz-Bel Pass
Torugart Pass
(3574m)
(3752m)
A370
Osh
(5km)
Kök-Art (15km)
