Back in 1924, 14 rail cars arrived in the city of Pishpek with workers and equipment from Czechoslovakia.

Nomadic art is a unique form of art that has been practiced by various cultures around the world.

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...