Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan
🇰🇬 Cholpon-Ata (Чолпон-Ата) is a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. It is the administrative centre of the Issyk-Kul District of Issyk-Kul Region; this district occupies most of the lake's north shore. To the west along highway A363 is Tamchy and to the east, Bosteri.
The town contains numerous large and small sanatoria, hotels and guest-houses to accommodate the many visitors who descend upon the lake in summer. During the Soviet era it was much frequented by vacationers brought here in organised mass tours from other parts of the USSR. Holidaymakers now usually visit on their own or in small groups and originate mainly from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Attracting more demanding foreign tourists will require substantial upgrading of the existing facilities, but the location is certainly attractive. The view of the imposing alpine ranges of the Tian Shan across the lake is impressive. There is a local museum and an open-air site with about 2000 petroglyphs dating from 800 BC to 1200AD.
The first three World Nomad Games were held in Cholpon-Ata, in 2014, 2016, and 2018.
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Cholpon-Ata has a population of over 14,237 people. Cholpon-Ata also forms part of the wider Issyk-Kul Region which has a population of over 463,900 people. Cholpon-Ata is situated near Karakol.
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