Talas Tourist Places to Visit in Talas, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

Talas Tourist Places to Visit in Talas, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

Talas is one of the eight provinces of the mountainous CIS country of Kyrgyzstan or the Kyrgyz Republic. Talas is a land locked town located to the North West of Kyrgyzstan in the River valley of Talas flowing in between the two huge mountains. Talas is known as the birth place of the Kyrgyz legendry hero Manas and an administrative town of Talas province.

The province of Talas is around 11375 Sq. Km and is surrounded by the province of Jambyl of the country of Kazakhstan towards North and West and the country of Uzbekistan in the Southwest with the province of Chuy in the East and the province of Jalal-Abad in the South.

History of Talas in Kyrgyzstan:

The history of Talas revolves around the legendry hero Manas and the mausoleum or the Ghumbez where the hero was buried, built around in 14^th century. Talas was the battle ground in 750s, where the rampaging Chinese army met their match in the combined forces of Arabs, Kyrgyz and Tibetan forces and got defeated in their quest for enlarging the Chinese empire in the Central Asia the outcome of the Chinese defeat helped in the knowledge of spreading the paper making craft and silk weaving to the Europeans and also the gateway in spreading of Islam religion in the central Asian countries. Talas was under the control of the Soviets in the late 19^th century to the end of 20^th century.

Food and Culture in Talas in Kyrgyzstan:

The Kyrgyz food of Beshbarmak and drink of Kumi and Maksym are consumed widely by the people of Talas the nan a type of bread and the chai the tea and fruits, dairy products and meats of the domestic animals reared are consumed by the people in large quantities.

Talas has ethnic population that is made up of Majority Kyrgyz people following the Islam faith followed by Kurds, Russians, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Turks etc. They indulge in the sport of rabbit hunting with the use of dogs and falcons. The rearing of sheep and horses and growing of agricultural produce are undertaken in large scale in Talas.

Shopping and Things to do in Talas in Kyrgyzstan:

Shopping in Talas is mainly done by the tourists for the hand woven carpets or shydaks in local Kyrgyz language and other local relics.

In Talas one can visit various sight seeing places in the mountainous town with the visit to the Mausoleum or the Gumbez of the legendry hero Manas and archaeological sites near it which is at a short distance from the Talas town and there is thickly wooded park and also the valleys hold good outdoor recreations for the trekkers and hikers.

Tourist Attractions in and around Talas in Kyrgyzstan:

Besh Tesh : The valley of Five stones where one can indulge in various adventure sports.

Gumbaz: Archaeological site and the burial place of the Kyrgyz hero Manas.

Talas Hippodrome: Where can watch the locals indulging in hunting festival of rabbits with the use of falcon bird and the dog.

Connectivity to Talas in Kyrgyzstan:

Talas is easily reached from the towns of the country of Kazakhstan which requires the transit visa for traveling between the two countries. The capital city of Bishkek which is around 300 Km to the East is reached by the Bishkek – Osh road that passes via Tuu-Ashuu pass via the periphery of the plains of Suusamyr. There is no train connectivity in the mountainous town and by flight the nearest airport to reach Talas is at Manas near Biskek.

Hotel Accommodation in Talas in Kyrgyzstan:

The quality hotel accommodation for those visiting Talas is in the capital city of Bishkek which is around 300 Km from Talas. There are Yurts in Talas typical Kygryz nomadic tents to experience the stay in lether tents.