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Altyn Arashan
A hot-spring hamlet at 2,600m in an alpine valley below Peak Palatka, reached by a punishing 4WD track from Ak-Suu. Soaking tubs sit in shacks by the river.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan · Asia
Akbulun sits on the route: 10 minutes from Zyndan, 33km from Altyn Arashan.
Akbulun is a town located in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. With a population of 2,546, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Akbulun sits in Kyrgyzstan. It's in the Asia/Bishkek time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Akbulun to your route.
Ak-Bulung (Kyrgyz: Ак-Булуң) is a village in the Ak-Suu District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 2,546 in 2021.
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Akbulun is located in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, Asia. The coordinates are 42.6261 latitude, 78.8225 longitude.
Akbulun has a population of approximately 2,546 people, making it a town in Kyrgyzstan.
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A hot-spring hamlet at 2,600m in an alpine valley below Peak Palatka, reached by a punishing 4WD track from Ak-Suu. Soaking tubs sit in shacks by the river.
33 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
A sunken spruce forest drowned by a 1911 earthquake landslide, with bleached trunks still standing above the cold turquoise surface at 2,000m.
50 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Three alpine lakes stepped through spruce forest in the Tian Shan south of Almaty, the lowest reachable by a scenic mountain drive: often called the 'Pearls of the Tian Shan'.
53 km · about 60 min drive
photogenic
A wall of blood-red sandstone fins called the Seven Bulls rising from green pasture, with the cleft Broken Heart rock beside the road into the valley.
54 km · about 65 min drive
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