Kyzyl (Russian: Кызы́л kyh-ZYHL) is the capital city of Tuva and is the geographical center of Asia.
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The town is relatively small, so if you are staying in one of the hotels in the centre, all of the landmarks will be within walking distance. There are no buses in Kyzyl, but there are plenty of route taxi vans operated by locals who may speak little Russian and surely no English ('marshrutka') and regular taxis.
National Museum (Национальный музей, Natsional'nyy Muzey), Ulitsa Titova, 30 (about 500 m west from the National Theatre, down the main road). W-Su 10:00-18:00. It features exhibits on the Tuvan flora and fauna, religion and traditions, archaeological findings from the Stone Age and the Scythian era, as well as exhibits from World War II and the Tannu Tuva Independent Republic. Surprisingly, the museum also features paintings of renowned Russian and foreign artists, including Shishkin and Reynolds. 100 руб for Russians, and 200 руб for foreign tourists.
Visit one of the Buddhist temples — a nice small one is well situated on the steppe on the other side of the Yenisei, it may be seen in the distance opposite the Centre of Asia monument — and give the prayer wheel on Arat Square a whirl Attend a concert with traditional throat-singing, and dancing, and see national holiday displays in Lenin Square In winter, try the ice-slides, see the coloured ice sculptures and eat frosted buckthorn-berries with sugar Near the park you may meet some students from the next-door university Department of foreign languages (English, French, German) who may like to practice their language skills with you in their little cafe there — your treat Visit the town pa…
1 Tsarskaya Okhota, Internatsional'naya Ulitsa, 2, ☏ +7 923 386 08 77. Here you can enjoy some little Tuvan and Mongolian nibbles on the deck along the river, if it isn't subfreezing temperatures outside. (updated Jan 2021)
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In Jul, Kyzyl typically sees ~28°C daytime highs and 4 rainy days.
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