Jeti-Ögüz resort Жети-Өгүз (курорт) |
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A view of Jeti-Ögüz rock formation that includes one of the buildings of the health resort (right)
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Coordinates: 42°19′50″N 78°14′23″E / 42.33056°N 78.23972°ECoordinates: 42°19′50″N 78°14′23″E / 42.33056°N 78.23972°E | |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Issyk-Kul Region |
District | Jeti-Ögüz District |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 250 |
Jeti-Ögüz (Kyrgyz: Жети-өгүз, seven bulls) is a balneotherapic resort and located at the north slope of Teskey Ala-Too mountain range near Issyk Kul in the Jeti-Ögüz District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan, about 28 km west of Karakol, and near Jeti Ögüz village. Its population was 250 in 2009.
The thermal springs of Jeti-Ögüz were known to local inhabitants since antiquity. The place became known to Europe after 1856 when Semenov-Tian-Shanskii first visited it. Since 1965 the resort operates year-round. In 1991, an important meeting between Boris Yeltsin and Askar Akayev took place in Jeti-Ögüz.
This resort is a common destination of interest for citizens of Kyrgyzstan, as well as a popular destination for tourists to Kyrgyzstan. The Jeti-Ögüz Rocks are located in vicinity of the resort. From the resort, with a hike or ride on horse-back of several hours, one may reach a waterfall located in a gully, as well as a pine-tree plantation. This is a popular trek for tourists and visitors.