Tamga is a resort village on the southern coast of Issyk-Kul at a distance of 315 km from the capital of Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek. Tamga has guest houses, the military sanatorium “Tamga”, owned by the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic and the famous place of Tamga – Tash
The name Tamga and the combination Tamga – Tash means “a clear imprint on the stone”. A stone block, split in half, resembling a Kyrgyz yurt with its outlines, is surrounded by an inscription of half-meter letters.