Naryn Region (Kyrgyz: Нарын облусу, romanized: Naryn oblusu; Russian: Нарынская область, romanized: Narynskaya oblast) is the largest region (oblus) of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the east of the country and borders with Chüy Region in the north, Issyk-Kul Region in the northeast, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China in the southeast, Osh Region in the southwest, and Jalal-Abad Region in the west. Its capital is Naryn. Its total area is 44,160 km2 (17,050 sq mi). The resident population of the region was 292,140 as of January 2021.The main highway runs from the Chinese border at Torugart Pass north to Balykchy on Issyk-Kul Lake. It is known as the location of Song Köl Lake and Chatyr-Kul Lake and Tash Rabat.
The population of Naryn oblast is 99% Kyrgyz. The economy is dominated by animal herding (sheep, horses, yaks), with wool and meat as the main products. Mining of various minerals developed during the Soviet era has largely been abandoned as uneconomical. It boasts mountains, alpine pastures, and Song Köl Lake which during summer months attracts large herds of sheep and horses with their herders and yurts.
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Kochkor is served by frequent marshrutkas from Bishkek and Balykchy.
To get to Naryn, you might have to rely on shared taxis.
From the west there are virtually no regular connections, but starting in the Suusamyr Valley (in the Northwest) the road towards Kochkor allows travel by car, taxi and thumb into the region.
To get around, you might have to rely on your own car or shared taxis. But frequent traffic in form of trucks exists between Kochkor, Naryn and the , which allows for easy hitchhiking.
Naryn Region is the largest, poorest, most remote but also most typically Kyrgyz region. Boasting so many superlatives it has beautiful mountains, alpine pastures and the picturesque Son-Kul Lake which attracts large herds of sheep and horses with their herders and their yurts in summer, since the region is dominated by animal herding.
