Tash Rabat is a well-preserved 15th century stone caravanserai

Caravanserai

A caravanserai, or khan, also known as caravansary, caravansera, or caravansara in English was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey...

 in At Bashy district

At-Bashi District

At-Bashi is a raion of Naryn Province in Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at At-Bashi.:-Towns, rural communities, and villages:In total, At-Bashi District include 10 rural communities . Each rural community includes one or several villages...

, Naryn Province

Naryn Province

Naryn Province is the largest province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Naryn. The province was established on November 21, 1939 as Tien-Shan Province. On December 20, 1962 the province was dissolved, but on December 11, 1970 re-established again...

, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...

. Some argue that it was originally a Nestorian or Buddhist monastery

Monastery

Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...

 going back to the tenth century. It is located somewhat east of the main north-south highway.

To the south is Lake Chatyr-Kul

Chatyr-Kul

Chatyr-Kul is an endorheic alpine lake in the Tian Shan mountains in At-Bashi District of Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan; it lies in the lower part of Chatyr-Kul Depression near the Torugart Pass border crossing into China. The name of the lake means “Celestial Lake” in Kyrgyz...

 and Torugart Pass

Torugart Pass

Torugart Pass is a pass in the Tian Shan mountain range on the border between the Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China.The scenic Lake of Chatyr-Kul lies near the pass on the Kyrgyz side...

. To the north is Koshoy Korgon

Koshoy Korgon

Koshoy Korgon or Qoshoy Qorgon is a ruined fortress of uncertain date located in At Bashy district, Kyrgyzstan. The structure, which consists of walls made of mud enclosing a large area and is identified as a korgon , is immediately to the southeast of Kara-Suu village, and a little ways west of...

, a ruined fortress of uncertain date. The area is a center for hiking and horse-trekking.