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Tash Rabat caravanserai

An ancient stone caravanserai at 3,200 m in the mountains of Naryn.

Tash Rabat caravanserai
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Tash Rabat ("stone lodging") lies in At-Bashy District of Naryn Region, near the road to the Torugart pass on the Chinese border, and is dated to the 10th or 15th century.

It consists of thick stone walls set into the hillside and a domed central hall surrounded by small rooms, where caravans rested before crossing the snowy passes.

One of the best-preserved Silk Road monuments in Kyrgyzstan, it has yurt camps nearby that host travellers and serve as a base for treks to Lake Chatyr-Kul.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia

Updated: October 3, 2026

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