Ak-Sai, valley. Naryn Province. Wide high-altitude valley between the ranges of At-Bashi and Kokshaal-Tau. You need a special pass to visit it. The roads in the Ak-Sai valley are mostly passable by off-road vehicle. There is a settlement of ancient man of the Neolithic period.
Ak-Sai hollow is considered a cold pole of Kyrgyzstan, where on the Ak-Sai hydrometeorological station (3135 m above sea level) the lowest air temperature was registered (-53.6°), while the average temperature in January was -27.7°. The valley is overgrown with short but very dense grass, abundant in marshes and lakes.
The Great Silk Road
The term “the Great Silk Road” was introduced into the historical science by the 19th
