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Issyk-Kul: The Iconic Landmark of Cholpon-Ata For travelers based in the United States, Issyk-Kul is one of those names that may barely register—yet this vast, high-altitude lake in northeastern ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Life: Kyrgyzstan to Return Issyk-Kul Resorts to Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan completed the work of delimiting their border in January 2023. While it’s now clear exactly where one country’s territory ends and the other’s begins, other disputes about ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Life: Scenery of Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan
People enjoy themselves at Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan, on July 24, 2026. Issyk-Kul Lake, located in the northeastern part of Kyrgyzstan, covers an area of more than 6,000 square kilometers and ranks ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Life: Once protected by its remoteness, a sacred lake in Kyrgyzstan is threatened by change
(RNS) — On the shores of Issyk Kul are more than 130 sacred sites, including trees, mountain peaks, hot springs and tombs of important figures. But the region itself, says one local expert, represents ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Life: Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul and Tourism
Asel is worried that the pursuit of short-term profit from tourism is ruining Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-kul. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Life: From Kyrchyn Valley to Bishkek Arena: Nomadic heritage takes the world stage - REPORT
Some time ago, preparations for the 6th World Nomad Games were underway in the Kyrchyn Valley, located in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Life: Tamchy Special Financial Investment Territory on Issyk-Kul Launched in Kyrgyzstan
Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan--(Newsfile Corp. - July 3, 2026) - The President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov, has inaugurated the Tamchy Special Financial Investment Territory (SFIT), a new ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Life: A lost 'Silk Road' city found beneath Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan stuns archaeologists
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a large medieval settlement on the lakebed of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, that rewrites our understanding of trading routes in Central Asia. The ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Life: Kyrgyzstan's 'warm lake' Issyk-Kul freezes over
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Issyk-Kul means "warm lake" in Kyrgyz. The name was given because the water never freezes due to the lake's depth and ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Life: The Mountain Lake Of Issyk-Kul In Kyrgyzstan
Issyk-Kul Lake in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan is surrounded by the snow-capped Tian Shen mountains. It is the second-largest mountain lake in the world behind Lake Titicaca in South America ...