Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Naryn is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 52,300 (2008). It is situated on both banks of the Naryn River, (one of the main head waters of the Syr Darya), which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town. The city has two regional museums and some hotels, but is otherwise residential. From Naryn, the main road (one of the branches of the ancient Silk Road) runs south through the sparsely settled central Kyrgyz highlands to the Torugart Pass and China. At present, this is the main transport link from Kyrgyzstan to China.