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Каракол, парк Пушкина, сферопанорама
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Karakol is home to Central Asia's highest ski resort, featuring 20 km of slopes.

Karakol
Kyrgyzstan
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Karakol

Kyrgyzstan

Country
Kyrgyzstan
Population
73.0K
Coordinates
42.49, 78.39
1171st most populous city in the world

Karakol, formerly Przhevalsk, is the fourth-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, near the eastern tip of Issyk-Kul, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the Kyrgyzstan–China border and 380 kilometres (240 mi) from the capital Bishkek. It is the administrative capital of Issyk-Kul Region.

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