The Kirghize flag, a stylized yourte General The general Councils of security Road Infrastructure - Transport Sanitary arrangements and useful numbers Discovered of Kirghizistan Equestrian excursions The Silk Road General information - http://www.france.diplomatie.fr source The general Councils of security It is advisable to permanently keep with oneself passport and visa in rule. Kirghizistan is a laic republic where the freedom of religion is respected. Islam is the principal religion. It is advised to be discrete on the vestimentary level in the areas distant from Bichkek (areas of Och and Naryn). Useful co-ordinates The French representation is ensured by a consular agency dependent on the embassy of France Almaty Consular agency of Bichkek Honorary consul: Mr. Cagnat telephone: 00.996.312.66.00.53 or 00.996.312.66.03.64 telefax: 00.996.312.66.04.41 Address Internet: Ag-consul@elcat.kg Urgencies Firemen: 101 Militia: 102 Addresses of the diplomatic and consular representations French abroad (on the site of the House of the French from abroad). high of page Road Infrastructure - Transport The road network is deteriorated to 60%. In winter period (from January in mid-February), the road of Bichkek with Och impracticable and is often closed. It is thus necessary to take the plane to go there. Road of Naryn, which is the principal axis towards China whose border post is Torougart, is on the other hand correct, even in winter. It is possible to obtain a Chinese visa from the Embassy of China to Kirghizistan, but it is necessary for that to present an invitation. The access to China is impossible by the kirghizo-Chinese border, it is necessary to pass by the kazakho-Chinese border. It is preferable to rent a chauffeur-driven car. At the time of voyages of long-haul, to provide itself with jerry cans. In the event of accident, it is the driver of the rented car which deals with the formalities with the road militia. Before any displacement, to get information about the state of the roads near the Department of the transportation communication channels of the Ministry for Transport and Communication, Tel.: 66.21.51. British Airways, Turkish Airlines and Aeroflot ensure of the regular connections France-Bichkek. KLM and Lufthansa serve Almati in Khazakhstan, with connection in the bus towards Bichkek. The airline company kirghize proposes 9 international scheduled flights, 14 flights bound for the C.E.I. and 23 national flights. The company kirghize does not accomplish flights from and towards France. The rail network is developed little and the voyages are done in the long trains. high of page Sanitary arrangements and useful numbers The vaccines against hepatitis B and the diphteria are advised; consult your practitionar attending before the departure and contract a medical insurance of repatriation. Private Ambulance "Medical Service" (24h/24). Tel.: 151/25 17 52 Private medical private clinic. Tel.: 26.35.23. or 22.89.60 or 21.69.37 or 22.86.63 Doctor of the Kumtor company (speaks English) Tel.: 22 26 79 or 77 09 11 Doctor of UNO: Tchinara Sadykova (speaks English). Tel.: 26 43 07 Service of the telephone information. Tel.: 109 high of page Discovered of Kirghizistan Mountainous countries, several remarkable sites are worthy to be visited. You should discover various aspects of the chain of Tien Shan, to go until certain tops pastures where the passage from abroad is an event, to attend the famous traditional play practised with horse by all the people of Central Asia and called here Oulak Tartich (Bouzkachi in Ouzbekistan). Envisage a visit with the lake Issyk-Koul, pearl of Kirghizie, to benefit from the sunny ranges and pure and tepid water of this true small sea to 1600 m of altitude. The visit of a farm, where one makes the traditional "khoumis", the milk of mare fermented very snuffed by all Kirghizes is to be considered. Just like a camping on the plate of Souzamir. With loss of sight of the meadows dug of rivers and strewn with yourtes to 3000 m of altitude. high of page Equestrian excursions You will assemble horses local (Novo-Kirghize race and crossings of trotters Orlov and Don), born in mountain, involved with the endurance (rates of respiration and cardiac low). They are very balanced (mentally and physically) and robust, particularly flexible, alive in horde the remainder of the year. The equestrian equipment is provided on the spot, corresponding to the comfort Europeans and quality standards, with crupper and arranges, the main part of the course being done in mountain. The stages are 5 to 6 hours of horse per day. To carry your personal equipment of excursion (wraps impermeable, boots, bends or helmet) your sleeping bag and bag of bed. Your personal effects will be put in the satchels and pig iron and cast iron of your horse, thus envisage your consequently luggage. high of page The website The Silk Road It is an ancient and mysterious road. To the 22nd front century. J-C., the Wudi emperor of Han sent his emissary Zhang Qian to the "Western Regions" (today the area of Xinjiang), thus clearing the Road of Silk. The latter at the time became a strategic route of first importance on the euro-Asian continent. 2 000 years ago, of the tradesmen Chinese and foreign started to transport fabrics of oneself of Chang' year (Xi' year of today, old capital of China) towards Perse and Rome, thus opening a road between the East and the Occident which taken later the name of the "Road of Silk". For this time, the Chinese silk trade has become famous in the remote countries. The Road of Silk passes starting from Xi' year by the Central Asia, Kirghizistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria to lead to the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean. Long of more than 7 000 km, the Road of Silk China crossed on 4 000 km. From the 23rd century before our era to the opening of the Sea route of Silk, at the 152nd century, it was by this way that the silk trade, as well as other Chinese inventions such as the powder, paper and printing works arrived to Europe, while in China arrived the religions of Buddhism, the nestorianism, Islam and the cultures and arts of the latter; certain special products from abroad, like the reasons, the nuts, the grenades, the cucumbers, glass and the spices, last also introduced in China. The prosperity of the Road of the Silk of formerly is registered in annals, and today, its many historical vestiges and its picturesque sites continue to attract quantity of Chinese and foreign tourists. Rare were those which accomplished the voyage in entirety which lasted from 6 to 7 years! With each oasis or fortified town, the cargoes brought by the caravans were exchanged between merchants. None of two civilizations, the Western one like the Eastern one, knew exactly what there was with the other end of the road. All along the Road of Silk, the trade was intense because it was traversed by caravans which transported not only of silk, but also of spices, the tea, paper, the porcelain... It played a significant role in the diffusion of the beliefs (as from the 1st century after JC: boudhism from India), from the ideas and the culture. The famous road will remain use until the medium of the Average Age It is into 1870 that the Baron German geographer Ferdinand Von Rischtofen baptized "Seidenstrassen" (= Route of Silk) this East-West road of approximately 8000 km which ensured of trade between China and the Occident as of the time of the empires Roman and Han. click on the card chosen to increase it high of page in construction high of page