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| There is something special about Kyrgyzstan |
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… it gets into your blood, under your
skin.” I don’t know exactly what it is, but there
is something about this country that excites visitors – makes
them want to extend their stay or at the very least to return. |
| Love as a mirror of the Kyrgyz folklore |
| The
Kyrgyz folklore is abundant in lyrical songs, the leitmotif of which is
love. And it is quite inherent in the people living in this country. It
seems as if everything here has been specially created for love, and
the authors derive their inspiration for creating love songs from the
beauty of the mountain land they are native to. After all, the
mountains and the Kyrgyz people are inseparable. ...read more |
| To the Foothill of Khan-Tengri in the Footsteps of Semenov Tian-Shansky and Merzbacher |
| Reading
about little known expeditions or tales of travels old and new to the
Central Tien-Shan cannot fail to imbue one with the spirit of travel,
of pioneer exploration. ...read more |
| KARAKOL |
| Karakol
is at the eastern end of Lake Issyk Kul. The largest town and the
administration center of the Issyk Kul province, the town was founded
by Russian settlers in the 1869. The name translates as
«black hand» ...read more |
| Marco Polo |
| As
far as we know, Marco Polo never made it as far north as Kyrgyzstan; he
crossed from what is now Afghanistan to Kashgar, but this intrepid
explorer holds a special place in the story of the Silk
Road…and attention is once more focused on him as Europe
discovers a reawakening interest in China and Central Asia. ...read more |
| The Kyrgyz Mountains |
| Kyrgyzstan
boasts a number of 7000m peaks, several of which have been climbed only
relatively recently, as well as many virgin peaks. It has been
suggested in the Western press that there is a "name that mountain"
scheme where, in exchange for a fee, it is possible to have a peak
named after you. However no such scheme exists and it seems to be just
another modern myth. ...read more |
| The world of yurts |
| The
yurt is the traditional dwelling of the nomadic peoples of Central Asia
- including the Kyrgyz - and are to be found anywhere between Anatolia
and Mongolia. It is not possible to say which of the ancient nomadic
tribes originally developed the traditional design but it is still in
use by people throughout the region and plays an important role in the
lifestyle of the Kyrgyz "chaban", or shepherd. Styles of architecture
and city planning come and go, but the yurt remains a stable and
lasting link with the past. ...read more |
| The biography of Khan-Tengri |
| In
the Central Tien-Shan situated a wonderfully beautiful pyramid covered
by a snowy-iced veil. That is Khan-Tengri (6995 m; by the translation
from Mongolian - "Imperator of the Heaven"). ...read more |
| Particularities of the Kyrgyz fishing |
| Fish
provide an important sourse of iodine otherwise lacking in the Kyrgyz
diet and is a popular form of food. ...read more |
| Cholpon
Ata is the largest town on the northern shore of the lake, about half
way along, some 250 kilometers from Bishkek. Large numbers of tourists
used to descend with their vouchers for a stay in one of the nearby
sanatoria or tour resorts in summertime, and Soviet athletes would come
here to train at altitude. ...read more |
| Arslan
Bob is said to be named after an 11th century hero who met his death
nearby, betrayed by his wife to his enemies. His footprints, handprints
and bloodstains are said to be still visible at the spot. In the
Djalal-Abad region of Southern Kyrgyzstan lie the walnut groves of
Arslan Bob. ...read more |
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Discovery Kyrgyzstan #3
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