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Touring Manas in Kyrgyzstan
Manas in the region of Talas is located in Kyrgyzstan - some 160 mi or ( 257 km ) West of Bishkek , the country's capital city .
Time in Manas is now 12:22 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Bishkek " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tashkent, Andijan, Khujand, Taraz, and Zhalpaktobe. Being here already, consider visiting Tashkent . Check out our recommendations for Manas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Manas District
Manas is a raion (district) of Talas Province in north-western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Pokrovka. : The district is named after the mythical Kyrgyz national hero, Manas, who is said to have been born in the Alatau mountains in the raion. A few kilometers outside Talas lies a mausoleum, supposedly that of Manas, called the Kümböz Manas. However, the inscription on its richly-decorated facade dedicates it to "... the most glorious of women Kenizek-Khatun, the daughter of the Emir Abuka".
Located at 42.72 71.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Taraz Airport
Taraz Airport, also known as Jambyl Airport is an airport serving Taraz (formerly Jambyl and Aulie-Ata), a city in the Jambyl Province of Kazakhstan.
Located at 42.85 71.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Kara-Buura District
Kara-Buura is a raion (district) of Talas Province, in north-western Kyrgyzstan. It is said to have frequently been haunted by the ghost of the Peoples of The Pit, a legendary nomadic northern Tajikistan community, ill-fated to be trapped by within a so-called Village of the Dead, a place similar to that described by Rudyard Kipling, from his story titled "The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes" published during his early period. The capital lies at Kyzyl-Adyr.:
Located at 42.62 71.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Taraz Central Stadium
Taraz Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Taraz, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Taraz.
Located at 42.90 71.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Taraz
Taraz (Kazakh: Тараз / Taraz), is a city and a center of the Jambyl Province in Kazakhstan. It is located in the south of Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, on the Talas River (Taraz River). It has a population of 330,100 (1999 census), up 9% from 1989, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, after Astana and Türkistan.
Located at 42.90 71.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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