Jeti-Ögüz resort | |
Native Name: | Жети-Өгүз (курорт) |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
Coordinates: | 42.3306°N 78.2397°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Issyk-Kul Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jeti-Ögüz District |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 328 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Jeti-Ögüz (ky|Жети-Өгүз|Jeti-Ögüz|lit=seven bulls) is a balneotherapic resort located at the Jeti-Ögüz Rocks near Issyk Kul in the Jeti-Ögüz District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan, about 28 km west of Karakol, and near Jeti-Ögüz village.[1] Its population was 337 in 2021.
The thermal springs of Jeti-Ögüz were known to local inhabitants since antiquity. The place became known to Europe after 1856 when Semenov-Tian-Shanskii first visited it. Since 1965 the resort operates year-round. In 1991, an important meeting between Boris Yeltsin and Askar Akayev took place in Jeti-Ögüz.
This resort is a common destination of interest for citizens of Kyrgyzstan, as well as a popular destination for tourists to Kyrgyzstan. The Jeti-Ögüz Rocks are located in the vicinity of the resort. From the resort, with a hike or ride on horse-back of several hours, one may reach a waterfall located in a gully, as well as a pine-tree plantation. This is a popular trek for tourists and visitors.