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Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

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Chüy Region Chüy Region ( ky, Чүй облусу, Chüy oblusu; russian: Чуйская область, Chuyskaya oblast) is the northernmost region (''oblast'') of the Kyrgyz Republic. This region surrounds the national capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. It ...

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. Its population was 6,167 in 2021. It is the center of Orlovka municipal council that also includes Podgornoye village. Orlovka was established in 1910. It became a city in 2012.Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city
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Population

Ski Resort

The village is well known for its ski resort thanks especially to its relative proximity to

Bishkek Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...

(approx. 100 km), its night skiing facility as well as its regular treatment with

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snow cannon Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun", also known as a "snow cannon". Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This allows ski resorts to improve the reliabilit ...

s. The resort has three primary ski slopes: red (800m + 400m long), blue (1200m) and green (200m). Two consecutive

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s and one

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operate there. The maximum height difference is around 300m.

References

External links

Official website of the ski resort

Snow and ski reports for Kyrgyzstan
Populated places in Chüy Region Ski areas and resorts in Kyrgyzstan {{Chuy-geo-stub