Naryn
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[[Image:Naryn buildings.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Apartment buildings in Naryn.]]
'''Naryn''' is the provincial administrative center of the [[Naryn Province|Naryn Oblast]] in central [[Kyrgyzstan]], with a population of 52,300 ([[2008]]). It is located at {{coor dm|41|26|N|76|0|E|region:KG_type:city(52,300)}}, situated on both banks of the [[Naryn River]], one of the main head waters of the [[Syr Darya]], which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town with the lengh of 800km. The city has two regional museums and some hotels, but is otherwise residential.
The population of Naryn [[oblast]] is 99% Kyrgyz, discounting the Russian army presence along the border. The economy of Naryn oblast is dominated by animal herding (sheep, horses, [[yak|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. It does, however, boast 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.
From Naryn, the main road (one of the branches of the ancient [[Silk Road]]) through the sparsely settled, central Kyrgyz highlands leads to [[Torugart Pass]] and [[China]]. At present, this is the main transport link from Kyrgyzstan to China.
Naryn hosts one of three [[campus]]es of the [[University of Central Asia]] <small>[http://www.ucentralasia.org (UCA)]</small>. The [[University]] was founded in [[2000]] by the governments of [[Kazakhstan]], the [[Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyz Republic]] and [[Tajikistan]], and [[Aga Khan IV|His Highness the Aga Khan]]. It is the world’s first internationally chartered institution of higher education. The UCA currently operates a [[University_of_Central_Asia#School_of_Professional_and_Continuing_Education|School of Professional and Continuing Education]] <small>[http://www.ucentralasia.org/spce.htm (SPCE)]</small>, with a [[University_of_Central_Asia#School of Undergraduate Studies|School of Undergraduate Studies]] and a [[University_of_Central_Asia#Graduate School of Development|Graduate School of Development]] in the process of being established.
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Kyrgyzstan]]
[[Category:Cities along the Silk Road]]
[[Category:Naryn Province]]
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