Przewalski museum

 Nikolay Mikhailovich Przhewalsky was one of the first Russian Geographer who started studying in detail the geography, flora and fauna of the Central Asia. Beginning from 1870, he arranged 4 large expeditions to Mongolia, China, and Tibet.

During his expeditions, he revealed the exact directions of the mountain ranges and borders of the Tibetan Mountains. Przhewalsky collected an enormous zoological collection, which comprised several thousand of species of plant, animals, birds, fishes and insects.

In the year of 1888, he died from typhoid fever on the eve of his fifth expedition to Central Asia; he was buried on the Issyk-Kul lakeside not far from the city of Karakol.

The local historical Museum has over 8 works of Przhewalsky published in the period from 1883 to 1947, as well as 30 photocopies and photos. Today there are personal things, documents photos and articles of Przhewalsky kept there. Not far from the Museum there is the traveler’s tomb and monument.  In addition, in 1998 Hussein Karasaw a famous Kyrgze linguists was buried there too

Why Should You Go There?
Przhewalsky is one of the first persons to discover Karakol and the mountains.  You can learn about his adventures and discoveries at this museum. 

Address: Pristan Prjevalski Village
Working Hours: 9am-5pm
Time Spent: 1-2 hours