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Originally Posted by crisidsto
Hello,
I have a doubt about border crossings open to foreigners from Kyrghizistan to Uzbekistan.
I read the following somewhere on the internet:
"Dostyk/Dustlyk: main border crossing on the road between Osh and Andijon. Public transport and shared taxis are available on both sides.
Uch-Kurgan: border crossing on the road between Karakol and Namangan.
Khanabad: border crossing on the road between Jalal-Abad and Andijon. Update: may 2013, jalalabad- khanabat border was closed."
Now, Uchkurgan seems to be here: 41.112469 72.086577
In the file I see a boder waypoint in a different city with similar name here: 40.229996 72.060002
Wich one is the right one?
I will be coming from Bishkek and I will have to go to Tashkent, so I need to know if I have to ride to Osh or if I can enter Uzbekistan before.
Thanks!
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They are both border crossings ... I have renamed the more southerly one "Fergana" for future updates of the file to avoid confusion.
As for the more northerly border you referred to, You are welcome to try it and revert back to us if it works for foreigners.
The actual border facility you would try seems to be at N41.10166 E72.17800
Note, about a month ago, Snoah tried a border nearby (Isboskan 15 km away) and was rejected ... he had to go via Osh. His report and maps are here:
ADVrider - View Single Post - RTW with Noah on a KTM 690
Remember that Uzbez / Kyrgyz borders are the most volatile in the region and are subject to open and close at short notice. What might be open one month may be closed the next. Even last years info can be out of date.
So as of last month, both the Isboskan and the next border along at Jalalabad-Khanabad (60 km further east) were both closed to foreigners. Let me know how you go at Uch-Kurgan.
But if I was a betting man, I would say the border guards at Isboskan who turned away Noah, would have told him to use the Uch-Kurgan border if it was open to foreigners on motorcycles - since its just 15 km away from where he was. The fact that he was sent back to Osh, implies that Osh was the nearest open border crossing for him.
Last edited by colebatch; 18 Jun 2013 at 14:54.
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