Ratsek Hut is located on the moraines of Ak-Saï Glacier (confluence gorge east of Ala-Archa Gorge) at an altitude of 3383 meters. Vladimir Razek (1918-1980) launched its construction at the end of the 1930s when he headed the Kyrgyz Alpine Club.
Sary Kamysh pastures lie on the border of Jalal Abad and Naryn oblast. The region is sparsely inhabited and road access is very difficult. This is what makes the place exceptional. It is accessed from Kyzyl Oy by the Kyrk Kyz pass 3223 meters above sea level and from the west from the village of Toluk, and the Tör Jayloo pass at 2465 meters above sea level. A road descends to the south to join the Kekemeren (Kökömeren) river and its magnificent red sandstone canyon.
The Semenov Valley and its gorges (Kichi Ak-Suu), about 35 km long, are located 40 km east of the town of Cholpon-Ata. In the valley flows the Kichi Ak-Suu river, and its main tributaries are the Sut-Bulak, Ashutor, Bel-Bulak, Chong-Kugantyr and Djol-Karagay rivers which meet at a place called "Kyrchyn". Most of the tributaries originate from the glaciers of Kungey Alatoo. The river flows into Issyk Kul Lake.
South of the city of Bishkek, at the very foot of the Kok Jar mountains, there is a hill named Tashtar-Ata, this place is surrounded by various secrets and legends, and called the mountain of salvation.
According to local residents, the place has a very bright aura; pilgrims come there in search of purification of the soul.
It is impossible to scientifically prove or justify the healing power of the mountain, but the Mountain of Salvation serves as a sanctuary where pilgrims seek salvation from all troubles and diseases.
Small village of yak breeders, located at the crossroads with China and Tajikistan on the Silk Roads. Sary Tash means in Kyrgyz "the yellow stone". From the village, there is a panoramic view of the Zalaïskiy mountain range. To the west where the waters of the Kyzyl-Suu river flow towards Djirgatal in Tajikistan, we can see the Lenin peak rising to 7134 meters above sea level.
The small village of Sary Mogol is located opposite the famous Lenin peak, on the right bank of the Kyzyl-Suu river which forms the majestic valley of Alay, 180 km long. The glaciers of the Zaalayskiy ridge here form the sources of the great Amu-Darya river, which supplies water to most of the territories of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. By Stalin's clumsiness, the Kyrgyz people of Sary Mogol were cut in two by the Tajik border. Before the arrival of the Tsar, the Kyrgyz people occupied and still occupy the upper Tajik Pamirs.
This pasture is located on the southern flank of the Suusamyr mountain range, in one of the remote areas of Kyrgyzstan. It can be accessed by Toktogul or Kyzyl Oï.
The Pyramidal peak is located on the crest of the Turkestan chain belonging to the Pamir-Alai massif. It is a monolithic granite mountain that attracts experienced climbers on mixed routes. It lies between the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and 9 lanes have already been opened on the Kyrgyz side. The approach is made by going up the valley of Kara-Suu and by the glacier of Asan-Usin. The area is known as Karavshin, the valley that brings together the rivers surrounding the peak. It is the second highest peak in Turkestan after Skalisty peak, which is 5,612 meters high.
The Sarkent National Natural Park is located in the Bakten region, about 140 kilometers from the regional center - the city of Batken. The park covers an area of 40,000 hectares. "Sarkent" is the ancient name of the settlement where nomadic Kyrgyz lived. But over time, people migrated to the plain, and the name "Sarkent" remained.
"Sarkent" is one of the newest state parks, it was opened in 2009.
This park is inhabited by animals listed in the Red Book: brown bear, snow leopard, lynx, golden eagle and others.
Nikolay Mikhailovich Przhewalsky was one of the first Russian Geographer who started studying in detail the geography, flora and fauna of the Central Asia. Beginning from 1870, he arranged 4 large expeditions to Mongolia, China, and Tibet.
During his expeditions, he revealed the exact directions of the mountain ranges and borders of the Tibetan Mountains. Przhewalsky collected an enormous zoological collection, which comprised several thousand of species of plant, animals, birds, fishes and insects.
