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Balykchy (Rybachye) Lighthouse

Balykchy (Rybachye) Lighthouse is in Balykchy (formerly Rybachye), Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Served as the western gateway and main entry from Bishkek; guarded the busy cargo harbor for the Issyk-Kul Shipping Company. Disused cranes, rusting...

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Cholpon-Ata Lighthouse

Cholpon-Ata Lighthouse is in Cholpon-Ata, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Helped vessels navigate the mid-northern coastline and served north-shore settlements via ferries and supply boats. Resort town, tourism center, beac...

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Grigor’yevka (Gregoryevka) Lighthouse

Grigor’yevka (Gregoryevka) Lighthouse is in Grigor’yevka village, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Functioned as a mid-lake navigation aid and waypoint for ships en route to the eastern end. Grigoriev Gorge, Tian Shan peaks, and the mouth of the Gr...

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Kyzyl-Suu (Pokrovka/Kara-Bulun) Lighthouse

Kyzyl-Suu (Pokrovka/Kara-Bulun) Lighthouse is in Mouth of Kyzyl-Suu River / Kara-Bulun cape, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Acted as a turning point for ships crossing the eastern lake or heading toward the south shore. Kara-Bulun cape, Teskey Ala-Too mountains, and Jeti-Ö...

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Mys Mayak (Issyk-Kul Village) Lighthouse

Mys Mayak (Issyk-Kul Village) Lighthouse is in Issyk-Köl (formerly Mayak) village, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Crucial for marking the entrance to Tyup Bay; historically tended by three generations of the same family. Mys Mayak (Lighthouse Cape), Tyup River de...

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Pristan’ Przhevalsk (Karakol) Lighthouse

Pristan’ Przhevalsk (Karakol) Lighthouse is in Pristan’-Przheval’sk, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Marked the approach to Issyk-Kul’s largest port, opened in 1928; used leading lights to guide ships. Przhevalsky Museum, memorial park, old docks, an...

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Southwest Lighthouse

Southwest Lighthouse is in Ak-Terek/Toru-Aygyr area, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Served the broad western bays and helped vessels approaching Balykchy from the south. Toru-Aygyr village, Mayak children’s camp, and semi-desert shor...

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Tamga Lighthouse

Tamga Lighthouse is in Tamga village, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Guided vessels along the south coast; aided nighttime barge operations for Kumtor gold mine equipment in the 1990s. Soviet-era sanatorium, Barskoon W...

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