Naryn Province

Naryn Province
Нарын областы
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Capital	Naryn
Area	45,200 km² (17,452 sq mi)
Population	269,700 (2005)
Density	6 /km² (16 /sq mi)
Governor	Omurbek Suvanaliev
ISO 3166-2	KG-N

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Coordinates: 41°30′N 75°30′E / 41.5°N 75.5°E / 41.5; 75.5

Naryn Province (Kyrgyz: Нарын областы) is the largest province (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Naryn. The main highway runs from the Chinese border at Torugart Pass north to Balykchy on lake Issyk Kul. It is known as the location of Son-Kul and Chatyr-Kul lakes and Tash Rabat.

Naryn countryside

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. Today the oblast is considered to be the poorest region in the country, but also the most typically Kirgyz. It boasts beautiful mountains, alpine pastures and Son-Kul lake which during summer months attracts large herds of sheep and horses with their herders and their yurts.