Kyrgyzstan - It is Interesting!

Kyrgyz cuisine
Rubrics: Kyrgyz culture

The Kyrgyz national cuisine is characterized by different meat, milk and flour dishes. Various kinds of meat are used for cooking meat dishes, they are: horse meat, mutton, beef, poultry, as well as m...

Issyk Kul lake
Rubrics: Nature of Kyrgyzstan

Issyk-Kul is the nonfreezing mountain miracle lake of the tectonic origin, situated in a deep mountain hollow between the ridges of the Kyungey Ala-Too and the Teskey Ala-Too range at an altitude of 1...

Kumtor field. Highland oasis
Rubrics: Nature of Kyrgyzstan

People lived near Kumtor field in lithic age.At an altitude of 3500 –3700 metersabove sea level the Kyrgyz scientists found stone tools, used more then 40 thousand years ago.At the same place so...

Glaciers of Kyrgyzstan
Rubrics: Nature of Kyrgyzstan

There are almost 8000 glaciers in the Kyrgyz Mountains. The height of the snow line hesitates from 3600m. on the left slopes of the Kyrgyz and Talas ranges, to 4600m. on the south slopes of the Inner...

Kyrgyz mountains
Rubrics: Nature of Kyrgyzstan

88 grand mountain ranges of powerful systems - Tien Shan, translated into Russian as "heavenly mountains" stretch out by long chains from east to west.The Central Tian Shan is the tallest and most maj...

Legends of the lake Issyk-Kul
Rubrics: Nature of Kyrgyzstan

Issyk-Kul lake is a unique lake, from ancient times it considered magic.There are many legends about the origin of the Issyk-Kul. One legend tell that the origin of the lake is connected to a beautif...

Celebrations and festivals of Kyrgyzstan
Rubrics: Kyrgyz culture

  Celebrations and festivals have a special place in Kyrgyzstan. Nooruz (Islamic New Year) is celebrated every year on 21st of March. In honor of this holiday people sew or buy new clothes. On th...

Natural National Park Ala-Archa
Rubrics: Nature of Kyrgyzstan

Ala-Archa is Natural National Park in Kyrgyzstan, from Kirgiz it means Ala – mottled and Archa – juniper. It was called like this thanks to abundant thickets of juniper, covering its slope...

Kyrgyz national games
Rubrics: Kyrgyz culture

  National games and entertainments take a great place at Kyrgyz people since ancient times. Traditional horse games are the most loved and revered entertainments.   Ulak-tartysh means "gray...

Son-Kul Lake
Rubrics: Nature of Kyrgyzstan

  Highland Lake Son-Kul is located between the ridges Sonkultau and Moldotau at an altitude 3016 m above sea level. It is the largest natural fresh reservoir of Kyrgyzstan, its area is 278 square...