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Kyrgyzstan UNESCO world heritage sites

Chu state [capital = Bishkek]

Ak-Beshim in Chui at N42 48 07 E75 12 12
As a testimony to Suyab's diverse and vibrant culture, the site encompasses remains of Chinese fortifications, Christian churches, Zoroastrian ossuaries, and Turkic balbals. The site is particularly rich in finds of Buddha statues and stelae. Apart from several Buddhist temples, there were a Nestorian church and cemetery from the 7th century, and probably also a 10th-century monastery with frescoes and inscriptions in Sogdian and Uyghur scripts.

Jalal Abad state [capital = Jalal Abad]

Sary-Chelek State Biosphere Nature Reserve in Arkit @
The comparatively large Lake Sary-Chelek is the main feature of the nature reserve.

Osh state [capital = Osh]

Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain in Osh @
Its five peaks and slopes contain numerous ancient places of worship and caves with petroglyphs as well as two largely reconstructed 16th century mosques. One hundred and one sites with petroglyphs representing humans and animals as well as geometrical forms have been indexed in the property so far. The site numbers 17 places of worship, which are still in use, and many that are not.

Talas state [capital = Talas]

Padysha-Ata State Nature Reserve in Aksy
It features diverse landscapes, which are home to exceptionally rich biotdersity. It is of global importance as a centre of origin for a number of cultivated fruit crops and is home to a great tdersity of forest types and unique plant community associations.

Besh-Aral State Nature Reserve in Jany Bazar
It grows at least 1500 plant species, and 30 species of them even enter the Red Book. Arriving there you can find a lot of medicinal herbs. In this vast reserve there are 46 species of mammals and 150 species of birds.