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The region, which resembles the Alps or
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The economically active population of Issyk-Kul Region in 2009 was 193,706, of which 172,908 employed and 20,798 (10.7%) unemployed.
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into China. Highway A363 circles the lake and A362 runs east from the lake into
Kazakhstan.
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1104:Küngöy Ala-Too Range
623:Pristan'-Przheval'sk
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1369:Asia portal
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1169:References
1085:Kyrgyzstan
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1033:Kyrgyzstan
908:Ukrainians
774:Population
631:Orto-Tokoy
629:city) and
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272:Population
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