Jalal-abad

Introducing Jalal-abad

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Jalal-Abad (the City of Jalal, after a 13th century warrior) may be Kyrgyzstan’s third-largest city but you wouldn’t know it from its laid-back, easy-going feel. In its Soviet heyday the town boasted an upmarket health resort, still alive today but none-too-healthy. Most everything of use to travellers can be found on Lenina between the bazaar in the northwest and Hotel Mölmöl (a 10-minute walk) in the southeast.

Last updated: Apr 2, 2012