Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan at a Glance

Capital City:
Bishkek

Currency:
Kyrgyz Som

Language:
Kyrgyz and Russian

International Telephone Code:
+996

ISBN-10: 1841622214

ISBN-13: 9781841622217

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Table of Contents

Introduction

PART ONE       GENERAL INFORMATION

Chapter 1 Background Information
Geography, Climate, History, Government and politics, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, Culture, Natural history and conservation

Chapter 2 Practical Information
When to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, What to take, Money and banking, Getting around, Accommodation, Food and drink, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Photography, Media and communications, Business, Cultural etiquette, Giving something back

PART TWO       THE GUIDE

Chapter 3 Bishkek

Chapter 4 Chui Province

Chapter 5 Lake Issyk-Kul – North Shore

Chapter 6 Lake Issyl-Kul and the Central Tien Shan

Chapter 7 Talas Province

Chapter 8 Naryn Province

Chapter 9 Jalal-Abad Province

Chapter 10  Southern Kyrgyzstan

Appendix 1 Language

Appendix 2 Glossary of Kyrgyz Terms

Appendix 3 Further Information

Index

About the Author

Laurence Mitchell, author of Bradt’s Serbia and Belgrade, has travelled widely. His first contact with the Kyrgyz was at a yurt in far northwestern China en route to Pakistan by way of the Karakoram Highway.

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