Kyrgyzstan - The Land of Nomads

Women's traditional costumes in Kyrgyzstan

The main features of women’s costumes in Kyrgyzstan were long dresses and wide trousers. Different costumes or styles would indicate if a...

Tush Kiyiz - traditional wall hangings

Tush Kiyiz (pronounced “toosh Keeyiz”) are wall hangings, or wall panels. Originally used as decoration in yurts, (the traditional home...

The Dog Which is Not For Sale: Taigan, Kyrgyz Borzoi

Few people know that in the heart of Central Asia, in Kyrgyzstan, there is a breed of Taigan which has been largely forgotten. The breed...

Kumys - beverage of nomads

To some people it is just fermented mare's milk, but to the Kyrgyz it is a symbol of their nationhood a gift from god from which they...

Caves of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is rich in caves and grottos, («Unkur» in Kyrgyz), which are scattered throughout the Republic and they attract a number o...

Silk Road Heritage of Kyrgyzstan

Despite the name by which this network of routes in known today, it wasn't a single road, but rather a number of different routes which...

Horse - wings of Kyrgyz

To the Kyrgyz, a horse is a prized possession, and horsemanship a much-prized skill. Perhaps, therefore, it is not surprising that among...

Victory Peak - the highest in Kyrgyzstan

Peak Pobeda, is one of three 7000-plus meter giants in Kyrgyzstan. At 7439 metres, it is the highest mountain in the Tien Shan range...

The Legend of the city Osh and Suleiman Mountain

Wise people say that the City of Osh existed before the birth of the prophet Sueiman. They also say that the first man on earth predicted...

The Legend of Tash-Rabat

80 km from the village of At-Bashi and 18 km from the Torugart road, in a picturesque gorge of Kara-Koyum, there are the ruins of...

Legends of Issyk-Kul Lake

People say: “Without legends, there is no past , without the past there is no present”. Chinghiz Aitmatov wrote: "People love and...

Pearl of Kyrgyzstan - Issyk-Kul Lake

Issyk-Kul is an endorheic lake in the northern Tian Shan Mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan. It is the tenth largest lake in the world by...