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Central Asia



What to do, where to go, websites to remember!

 

Exploring the Silk Road – Highlights and key routes

 

KYRGYZSTAN

Maps of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Alpine Club)

Kyrgyz Ski Resorts – Close to Bishkek

Kyrgyz Ski Resorts – others around the country

Things to do in Kyrgyzstan (from AkiPress)

Underwater diving in Kyrgyzstan (also see NG article about sunken city in Lake Issykul)

Kok-Archa Guesthouse (in Chon Kemin valley)

Tenti.kg – places and events in Kyrgyzstan

Unofficial Guide to Kyrgyz Republic (GoKG)

Kyrgyz Republic has so much to offer…

Svetafor, Off-Road (ARB),used cars, Gadgets… (online shopping)

Destination Issykkul South Shore

Destination Karakol

Destination Jyrgalan

Destination Jyrgalan: Facebook page

Destination Osh

World Nomad Games 2018 (Facebook page)

Best places to get outside in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz crafts

Kabar.24 News

Kyrgyzstan Tourism Information

Webcams in Kyrgyzstan

Hobo weather stations: Dobolu village, Eki-Naryn village, and Oruktam village (Naryn oblast)

Traditional Practices for Policy | Cybercartography in Kyrgyzstan

Second-hand vehicles in Kyrgyzstan (cars.kg)

Events in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan (bubble.kg)

 

SPECIAL SITES IN KYRGYZSTAN

People & Plants  |  A journey into Central Asia’s biocultural diversity (focus on Kyrgyzstan)

Koshoy Korgon

Burana Tower and Balasagun

 

 

TAJIKISTAN

Pamirs

Pamirs – Roof of the World

Pamirs Eco-cultural Tourism Association

Historic sites of the Pamirs

Peoples of the Pamirs

Pamiri and Yagnobi People

Conservation in the Crosshairs

Pamir Highway: A wild ride across Central Asia

 

SPECIAL SITES IN TAJIKISTAN

People & Plants  |  A journey into Central Asia’s biocultural diversity (focus on Tajikistan)

 

Yagnob Valley

Yagnob Valley

More info about Yagnob Valley

 

Wakhan Corridor (Tajik. and Afgh.)

AKDN Wakhan & the Afghan Pamir tourism guide

Kyrgyz of the Wakhan (a CDI video production)

How to visit Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor

National Geographic: Wakhan Corridor

 

Wildlife (general)

Mountains of Central Asia biodiversity hotspot

Central Asia WWF Ecoregion

Animals and habitats

Mountain ungulates

Tajik Wildlife

Kazakhstan Argali Conservation Project (3:17 minute video)

Outdoor Kazakhstan (Kazakh TV): Argali Conservation (by IUCN SULi member Maxim Levitin, 30 minute video)

 

Snow Leopard

GSLEP

Snow Leopard Trust

Snow Leopard Conservancy

Panthera’s Snow Leopard Program

Plateau Perspectives | Snow Leopard

 

Outdoor activities

Ski Resorts in Kyrgyzstan

Trekking Union of Kyrgyzstan

Mountain climbing – Ala Archa

Trekking in Tajikistan

Tajik backcountry skiing maps

Himalayas 6-day snow forecast

 

Specialist libraries

Collection of special articles

Regional Pasture Network

FAO Pastoralist Knowledge Hub

UCA MSRI Knowledge Hub

Tibetan & Himalayan Library

UBC Himalayan Studies

Digital Himalaya

HKH & Pamir reading list

Good books about Tajikistan

 

Other facts & figures

UNESCO Silk Road

Central Asia Water World

UN in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Spatial

Tajikistan Spatial

 

Bishkek restaurants & cafes

Sierra Coffee (Bishkek)

Papa John’s (Bishkek)

TripAdvisor – Restaurants in Bishkek

 

Travel agencies

Community Based Tourism Kyrgyzstan

Iron Horse Nomads

 





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