Kemel Ishakov House-MuseumArsha-Say · Talas District

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Kemel Ishakov in the 1970s
NameKemel Ishakov
Born9 Oct 1930, Arsha-Say
Writes inIradi, Russian
Chairman1986–1991

The house where he was born, and where he came back every summer of his life, keeps his desk, his Russian typewriter and the books he edited at the state publishing house. He is buried on the hill above the village.

Open for visits

July: Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00. Bus from Talas Central Bus Station at 08:10, back at 16:40. The guide is in the house all day.

Tickets 100 som; children, students and pensioners 30 som. Free on 9 October, his birthday, when the house opens for one day out of season. How to get there

The rooms

Four rooms, the study as he left it. New roof in 2023 with the Körköm Foundation. See the rooms

The grave

Twelve minutes' walk up the hill behind the house, by the old clan graves.

His books

Grey Mane, The Last Pass, The Silent Bell, The Black Bull, White Cloud. His life