Kyrgyzstan News » Issyk Kul News Kyrgyzstan » Issyk-Kul » Religion: Once protected by its remoteness, a sacred lake in Kyrgyzstan is threatened by change
News channel or source: https://religionnews.com/2024/01/05/once-protected-by-its-remoteness-a-sacred-lake-in-kyrgyzstan-is-threatened-by-change/
Published on: Friday 05 January 2024
(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 » Religion: A lost 'Silk Road' city found beneath Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan stuns archaeologists
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/a-lost-silk-road-city-found-beneath-lake-issyk-kul-in-kyrgyzstan-stuns-archaeologists/ar-AA21s9Y9
Published on: Tuesday 21 April 2026
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 ...