national park
Ala Archa National Park
A stunning alpine gorge just outside Bishkek with glaciers, waterfalls, and trekking routes in the Tien Shan range.
40 km · about 45 min drive
AsiaKyrgyzstanChuy Region
Kant
Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan · Asia
About Kant
Kant sits on the route: 25 minutes from Lebedinovka, 40km from Ala Archa National Park.
Kant is in Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan, with about 23,000 people. The nearest town is Lebedinovka, about 14 km away.
Kant (Kyrgyz: Кант) is a town in the Chüy Valley of northern Kyrgyzstan, some 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Bishkek. It is the administrative center of the Ysyk-Ata District (formerly Kant District). Its population was 22,617 in 2021. Kant was established in 1928.
The Kyrgyz word for sugar is "kant", and the cityRead more
received its name when a sugar plant was built there in the 1930s (it is an often repeated myth that the town was named after the German philosopher Immanuel Kant).
Kant is an industrial and service center. Among notable local enterprises is the Abdysh Ata Brewery, whose products are well known throughout Kyrgyzstan.
It is also known for its famous medical institute by the name of Asian Medical Institute (AsMI).
During the Soviet era, Kant and its surrounding area were home to many ethnic Germans who had been forcibly relocated to Central Asia in 1941 from the Volga region when the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was abolished. Most left for Germany during the 1990s and after the demise of the Soviet Union when the factories where they had worked shut down. Several other nearby settlements, such as Luxemburg and Bergtal, still carry their German names, but retain only very small remnants of their Volga German and Russian Mennonite founders.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kant?
Within an hour or so of Kant: Ala Archa National Park (40 km).
Are there any good drives near Kant?
The nearest famous roads are Too-Ashuu Pass.
Where is Kant?
Kant is in Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan, about 14 km from Lebedinovka.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,617
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Region
- Chuy Region
- Timezone
- Asia/Bishkek
- Coordinates
- 42.8911, 74.8508
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