Location: Karakol
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The 7 Best Sights & Landmarks in Karakol, Issyk Kul Province
Karakol (Kyrgyz: Каракол, Qaraqol/Karakol, قاراقول, Kyrgyz pronunciation: [qɑrɑqoɫ]), formerly Przhevalsk, is the fourth largest city in Kyrgyzstan, near the eastern tip of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan, 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 66,294 in 2009 (both including Pristan'-Przheval'sk). To the north, on highway A363, is Tyup and to the southwest Jeti-Ögüz resort.
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1. Monument N.M. Przhevalsky
2. Saimaluu-Tash Reserve Museum
3. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathederal
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4.0 based on 210 reviews
Reviewed By OneAddictedTraveler - Lake Elmo, United States
This historic Russian Orthodox Cathedral is set in gardens. It is a stunning bit of architecture and is well worth stopping to see.
4. Dungan Mosque
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4.0 based on 179 reviews
Reviewed By michalo900 - Poprad, Slovakia
Nice mosque full of colours. 20som to enter which is cheap anyway. Toilets are free of charge, it is a bit far from the centre on foot but worth a visit
5. The Monument of Aryk Myrza
6. Lenin Statue
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3.0 based on 6 reviews
