Kyrgyzstan Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Kyrgyzstan Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Kyrgyzstan and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Kyrgyz Republic.

Etymology: A combination of the Turkic words "kyrg" (forty) and "-yz" (tribes) with the Persian suffix "-stan" (country) creating the meaning "Land of the Forty Tribes". The name refers to the 40 clans united by the mythic Kyrgyz hero, Manas.

Capital: Bishkek.

Independence / foundation: Most of the territory of present-day Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed by the Russian Empire in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed.

Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1926 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved.

Population: 6 million.

Currency: Kyrgyzstani Som (KGS)
1 USD = 89.17 KGS
1 EUR = 96.77 KGS

Time zone: UTC+6

Languages spoken: Kyrgyz (official) 71%, Uzbek 15%, Russian (official) 9%, other 5%.

Religions: Muslim 90% (majority Sunni), Christian 7% (Russian Orthodox 3%), other 3% (includes Jewish, Buddhist, Baha'i).

Climate: Dry continental to polar climate in the high Tien Shan Mountains. Subtropical in the southwest (Fergana Valley) and temperate in the northern foothill zone.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $35.3 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $5,100.

Main airports: Manas International Airport, Osh Airport.

World heritage sites in Kyrgyzstan

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 3.

Top world heritage sites:

- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor.
- Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain.
- Western Tien-Shan .

Interesting facts about Kyrgyzstan

- The historic Silk Road, the ancient trading route that connected China with Europe and the Middle East, runs through Kyrgyzstan.

- The Epic of Manas is 20 times longer than Homer’s Odyssey. The Manas is a three-part, epic poem that is an important element in Kyrgyz literature and culture.

- Bread is considered holy in Kyrgyzstan. It should never be wasted, thrown away or placed upside down on the table.

- Kyrgyzstan is home to the largest walnut forest in the world. It's located in the small town of Arslanbob where workers live in the forest for months at a time harvesting walnuts.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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