Cholpon-Ata

Kyrgyzstan / Issik-Gol / Colponata /
Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyz: Чолпон-ата, IPA: [ʧolponɑtɑ́], literally "Venus-father", the name of a mythological protecting spirit) is a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan with a year-round population of about 12,000. It is the administrative center of the Issyk Kul District of Issyk Kul Province; this district occupies most of the lake's north shore. To the west west along highway A363 is Tamchy and to the east, Bosteri.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholpon-Ata
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Coordinates:   42°38'41"N   77°4'23"E