Chaek
Encyclopedia
Chaek is a village in Naryn Province
of Kyrgyzstan
on the A361 highway which crosses the north of the province. It is about 100km west of Kochkor
and 45km west of Lake Son-Kul
. It is the largest of several villages in an agricultural valley. Further west the scenery becomes more dramatic.
Naryn Province
Naryn Province is the largest province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Naryn. The province was established on November 21, 1939 as Tien-Shan Province. On December 20, 1962 the province was dissolved, but on December 11, 1970 re-established again...
of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
on the A361 highway which crosses the north of the province. It is about 100km west of Kochkor
Kochkor
Kochkor is a town in northern Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is the capital of Kochkor District. Former names were Stolypin and Kochkorka. Altitude 1,800m. Population 14,000. It is on the main A365 highway from Torugart Pass north to Bishkek. About 7 km west A361 branches west toward...
and 45km west of Lake Son-Kul
Son-Kul
Song Köl is an alpine lake in northern Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan. It is the second largest lake in Kyrgyzstan after Issyk Kul Lake. Its name, meaning "following lake", is popularly considered to refer to this relation...
. It is the largest of several villages in an agricultural valley. Further west the scenery becomes more dramatic.