Village

Ak-Shyyrak

horseback riding on the foot print of the Swiss adventurer Ella Maillart, crossing a river
Simon Darioli

Issyk Kul region • Kyrgyzstan

Losted village at the end of the road A364 starting from Barskoon. The linked road from Ak-Shirak village to Enilchek village never was finished. 

Ak-Shirak is now a hamlet, and officially bringing together dozens of farms within a radius of 100 km. 

Ak-Shyirak village is 230 km away from the district centre. The village is located at 3200-3500 meters above sea level. It consists of 3 villages; Uch-Koshkon village is the centre of the village with 192 residents, Ak-Shyirak village with 68 residents, Yshtyk village with 26 residents and Kara-Sai village with 61 residents in total 347 residents.

Winter in Ak-Shyirak village lasts about 8-9 months, in summer the climate is cool, sometimes it even snows in summer.