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| Kyrgyzstan - Land of the Tien Shan |
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Snow-white peaks scraping the sky. Alpine meadows abundant in flowers
and steppes permeated with the smell of wormwood. Rough mountain
rivers, winding between the slopes, and lakes that lie motionless amid
the summits, like mirrors dropped by a playing beauty... All these are
Kyrgyzstan, the country with ancient history and virginal nature. The
country that can present you with the best travel in your life. ...read more |
| Snow Leopard |
| Tigers
and cheetahs once roamed through the forests of Kyrgyzstan but the Snow
Leopard is the only example of the “Big Cats” still
to be found in Kyrgyzstan. ...read more |
| Transport |
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may not be surprising, given the role of the Great Silk Road in the
history of Kyrgyzstan, that transportation has played an important role
in the history of the region as a whole. The origins of most of the
major roads etc. can be found in the routes traversed by traders many
centuries ago. ...read more |
| Shyrdaks |
| The
Shyrdak is a traditional Kyrgyz thick felt carpet that can be laid out
in a yurt, or simply on the grass. They are often found in Kyrgyz
homes, either on the floor, or sometimes on divans, or even as a wall
hanging. The carpet is noticeable for the contrasting colours and large
patterns. ...read more |
| Djety Orguz |
| About
25 km South West of Karakol is a lush valley with some striking red
sandstone rock formations (the "seven Bulls" from which the valley
takes its name). There is a legend about the rock formation. A Kyrgyz
khan stole the wife of another, who sought advice from a "wise man"
about how he could reap his revenge. The wise man was reluctant to give
advice but in the end relenting, telling the khan that he should kill
his wife and give the body to his rival - "Let him own a dead wife, not
a living one" ...read more |
| KATO Members discover Kyrgyzstan |
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The British commentator Alistair Cooke once opened
his regular weekly “Letter from America” with the
phrase: “The name Bishkek does not come tripping off the
tongue or, I imagine for most of us, off the memory.
…”. Since the events of March 2004, however, the
name of Kyrgyzstan, (the small, Central Asian country of which Bishkek
is the capital), is no longer a totally unknown quantity the answer to
a Trivial Pursuits question. It still may not “trip off the
tongue” but people have heard about this small mountainous
country. |
| Kyrgyz national cuisine |
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Food is a question of taste as the saying goes:
“One man's meat is another man's poison”. Don't
expect the food in Kyrgyzstan to be the highlight of your trip but that
does not mean that you have landed up in a culinary wasteland! |
| Torugart |
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The Torugart Pass is a remote mountain border
crossing between Kyrgyzstan and China. In 1905 the British Consul in
Kashgar, (George Macartney) discovered that the Russians had built a 27
foot wide road from At Bashi in Kyrgyzstan to Torugart and for about
half a mile into China itself. A major player in "The Great Game"
between the British and Russian Empires both of which were seeking
influence in Central Asia, he reported to his superiors that the road
could easily be "made good" and should Russia choose to annex all or
part of Xinjiang province, then this was the route along which their
troops would come. |
| The Kyrgyz krebet |
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The Kyrgyz range of the Tian Shan (or Celestial)
Mountains has several valleys that cut into or through it. The most
famous are Kaindi, Too Ashu, Sokuluk (with the village of Tash Bulak),
Ala Archa, Alamedin, Issyk Ata, Kegeti, and Shamsy. Each with their own
characters and attractions. |
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Discovery Kyrgyzstan #6
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