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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: 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: Kyrgyzstan Set To Build Controversial 'Eco-City' Project On Iconic Mountain Lake
Kyrgyz officials say they have signed a contract with foreign investors to start building an "eco-city" near the picturesque shores of Lake Issyk-Kul in the country's north, despite concerns the ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » People: A lost ‘Silk Road’ city found beneath Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan stuns archaeologists
According to the Russian Geographical Society, the discovery of an underwater archaeological expedition has resulted in an understanding of the submerged settlement. The expedition found four ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » People: 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 » 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: Kyrgyzstan’s $20 Billion ‘Eco-City’ Project Draws Ire for Greenwashing
If Kyrgyzstan wants to develop tourism, it should look to harness its abundant natural resources. The creation of a mammoth "eco -city" in an environmentally vulnerable area may not be the best boost ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » People: Once protected by its remoteness, a sacred lake in Kyrgyzstan is threatened by change
BOKONBAYEVO, Kyrgyzstan (RNS) — On a crisp afternoon in November, Bakyt Choitonbaev picked his way along a narrow trail, pushing through spiky shrubs of ephedra before stopping at a small pool of ...