Kyrgyzstan Others
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Most photogenic places and sceneries
The most photogenic places: The most magnificent scenery is on the Inylchek Glacier. Lake Sonkol is a very beautiful example of a Kyrgyz landscape. The most photogenic scenery: in general, these are mountain lakes surrounded by mountains, flowering meadows, herds of animals and yurts. These are classic Kyrgyz compositions
People photoshoot
Old men with a typical Kyrgyz Ak-Kalpak hat (white cap) are photogenic. Willingness to take pictures: people generally have no problem being photographed.
Photos of nature
Sunrise / sunset: The peaks of the popular Těreský Alatau mountain range are best photographed at sunset.
How to speak here
Official language: Kyrgyz and Russian. World languages: English is spoken relatively little here (mostly only in hotels in large cities or in branches of travel agencies). At least the basics of Russian will be very useful. Font: It is written here in Cyrillic (Cyrillic). Traffic signs and sometimes tourist signs are also in Latin.
Population
Kyrgyzstan has a large area and less than six million inhabitants. This ranks it among the countries with the smallest dense population in the world. You can therefore enjoy marches here, where you don't even ask for a living thing. Nation: Kyrgyz as such is about 75% Other: the rest are Uzbeks and Russians
Religion
Main religions: the majority of the population are Muslims (however, they do not experience religions in the surrounding states, especially in the north. Other religions: Russian Orthodox Church
Local time
GMT: The time shift is +6 hours compared to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). There is no so-called „summer“ time Time shift compared to the Czech Republic: +4: 00 hours in summer, +5: 00 hours in winter.
Electrical sockets
Volts: 220V Frequency: 50Hz Socket type: C / F
Interesting Websites
Official Kyrgyz tourist site HERE.
