|
Tokmok travel guide, guidebook and phrasebooks, download .pdf chapters on Lonely Planet.
Tokmok or Tokmak (Kyrgyz: Токмок; Russian: Токмак) is a city of about 60,654 (2008) in northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country's capital of Bishkek. Its altitude is 816 m above sea level. From 2004 until 19 April 2006 it served as the administrative seat of Chui Province. Just to the north is the Chu River and the border with Kazakhstan. Tokmok was established as a northern military outpost of the Khanate of Kokand ca. 1830. Thirty years later, it fell to the Russians who demolished the fort. The modern town was founded on 13 May 1864 by Colonel Mikhail Chernyayev. Despite its relatively modern origin, Tokmak stands in the middle of the Chui valley, which was a prize sought by many medieval conquerors. The ruins of Ak-Beshim, the capital of the Western Turkic Khaganate, are situated 8 km southwest from Tokmok. The Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai is thought to have been born in this area, as was Yusuf Has Hajib Balasaguni, author of the Kutadgu Bilig. About 15 km south of Tokmok is the 11th-century Burana Tower, located on the grounds of an ancient citadel of which today only a large earthen mound remains. This is believed to be the site of the ancient city of Balasagun, founded by the Sogdians and later for some time the capital of the Kara-Khanid empire. A large collection of ancient gravestones and bal-bals is nearby ... more on Wikipedia.The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
|
Sorry, there is no hostel, youth hostel or budget hotel in Tokmok in our database at the moment. Feel free to add a hostel in Tokmok and we will publish it as soon as possible on our site.
Alternate you can try to find a hostel in Tokmok on HostelBookers.com.
|
View Larger Map
|
| |
Hostelman.com brings you the best selection of hostels in Tokmok. On Hostelman.com you will find all contact information of hostels in Tokmok, you can make reservations for your favorite hostel in Tokmok, read customer reviews of Tokmok hostels, write your review about a hostel in Tokmok, and find hostels on the map of Tokmok. Hostelman.com is your guide to hostels, youth hostels and budget accommodation in Tokmok.
|
|
