Issyk-Kul Region

Map of Issyk-Kul Region

0100 km (62 mi)200 km (124 mi)300 km (186 mi)400 km (249 mi)
Height
1499 m (4920 ft), 1600 m (5250 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 2200 m (7220 ft), 2600 m (8530 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), 4600 m (15090 ft), 5000 m (16400 ft), Max altitude 7424 m (24360 ft)
Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Issyk-Kul Region
1 400 m2 200 m3 200 m4 000 m5 000 m7 500 monez.com7 424 mJengish Chokusu1 499 mWest381.2 kmEast
Height from south to north in Issyk-Kul Region
1 400 m2 200 m3 200 m4 000 m5 000 m7 500 monez.com1237 424 mJengish Chokusu1 499 mSouth194.4 kmNorth
1Naryn3 073 to 4 046 m2Issyk Kul1 602 m3Vodokhranilishche Ortotokoyskoye1 744 m

Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)

Basic Information

Capital City: Karakol

Population: 549,800 (Wikidata, 2025)

Area: 43,100 km² / 16,641 sq mi

Created: 1939

Geography

Highest Elevation Point: Jengish Chokusu (7 424 m), the highest point of Kyrgyzstan

Lowest point: 1 499 m

Borders

Where is Issyk-Kul Region located in Kyrgyzstan?

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