Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan · Asia
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Balykchy is a town located in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. With a population of 42,875, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Balykchy 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 Balykchy to your route.
Balykchy (Kyrgyz: Балыкчы) is a town at the western end of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan, at an elevation of about 1,900 metres. Its area is 38 square kilometres (15 sq mi), and its resident population was 42,875 in 2021 (both including Orto-Tokoy). A major industrial and transport centre (wool and crop processing,Read more
lake shipping, rail terminal, and road junction) during the Soviet era, it lost most of its economic base after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the closure of virtually all of its industrial facilities.
The main road from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, to China, a part of the ancient Great Silk Road, passes through Balykchy before it starts its long and arduous way across the alpine ranges of Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan to the Chinese border at Torugart Pass. Plans for the rail road from the Chinese border to Balykchy, where the line from Bishkek currently ends, are under discussion. Two other roads go around the north and south sides of Issyk Kul to Karakol and then around the east end of the Kungey Alatau to the far southeast of Kazakhstan.
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Balykchy is located in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, Asia. The coordinates are 42.4602 latitude, 76.1871 longitude.
Balykchy has a population of approximately 42,875 people, making it a town in Kyrgyzstan.
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