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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 » People: People participate in folk arts festival at south bank of Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan
People participate in a hunting performance during a folk arts festival at the south bank of the Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 2, 2025. Photo: Xinhua A woman participates in a horseback archery ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » People: 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 » People: Why did people flee here from China?
Explore Karakol, a provincial town in eastern Kyrgyzstan, founded in 1869 as a Russian military outpost. The town experienced significant growth in the 19th century, particularly in the 1880s, with ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » People: Monument to Balbai Baatyr unveiled in Issyk-Kul region
A monument to Balbai Baatyr was unveiled at a ceremony in Tyup district, Issyk-Kul region, on October 18. Akylbek Tumonbaev, head of Eldik parliamentary ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » People: Kyrgyzstan ready to contribute $10m to Issyk-Kul preservation fund
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22. Kyrgyzstan is ready to contribute $10 million from its state budget to a special international trust fund for the preservation of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz President Sadyr ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » People: 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 » People: Mudslides, Floods Damage Hundreds Of Homes In Kyrgyz Resort Region
Mudslides and floods caused by heavy rains damaged hundreds of houses in towns and villages around Kyrgyzstan’s resort region of Issyk-Kul on August 18. Bekmamat Abdyrakhmanov of the Emergencies ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » People: Is Kyrgyzstan the Next Adventure Travel Destination?
Breathtaking hikes, yurt stays and opportunities for cultural immersion are attracting trekkers from around the world Laura Kiniry | Travel Correspondent With an abundance of explorable outdoor space, ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » People: The Issyk-Kul School for Young Trade Unionists from Central Asia
The event that had been initiated by the ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) was held on July 20-21. It was coordinated by Zheenbek Osmonaliev, FTUK Deputy Chairman, and moderated by Vasile ...