About Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyz in antiquity
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Kyrgyz in the VI-XII centuries
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Kurmanjan Datka
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Chagatai Ulus. Haidu State. Moghulistan
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Kyrgyzstan during the Great Patriotic War
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Shabdan Baatyr
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Territory, geography and administrative division
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Chuy Region
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Issyk-Kul Region
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Naryn Region
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Talas Region
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Osh Region
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Batken Region
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Jalal-Abad Region
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Bishkek
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Pishpek - Frunze - Bishkek
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History of the capital of Kyrgyzstan in documents
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Osh
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Osh - 3000
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Naryn
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Jalal-Abad
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Karakol
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Tokmok
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Uzgen
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Kochkor
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Kemin
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Balykchy
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Kyzyl-Kiya
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Mailuu-Suu
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Sulukta
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Tash-Kumyr
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Toktogul
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Kara-Kul
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Folklore
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Kyrgyz heroic epic "Manas"
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The epic "Manas" in prose
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Poetic retelling of the epic "Manas"
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"Semetey" - poetic story
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Dykhanov Karboz
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Dykhanov Karboz

Dyikanov Karboz (1922-1999), Candidate of Philological Sciences (1954), Professor (1989) Kyrgyz. Born in the village of Dobetpai, Baku volost, Pishpek district.

02.07.2018, 19:25
Duyshmaliev Tashtan
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Duyshmaliev Tashtan

Duyshemaliev Tashtan (1923), Doctor of Historical Sciences (1967), Professor (1974) Kyrgyz. Born in the village of Karagay-Bulak, Kant District, Frunze Region.

02.07.2018, 19:22
Duyshkeyev Omurkul
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Duyshkeyev Omurkul

Duyshkeyev Omurkul (1934), Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (1993), Professor (2002) Kyrgyz. Born in the village of Kara-Suu, At-Bashinsky District, Naryn Region.

02.07.2018, 19:18
Dudinov Olympiy Abramovich
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Dudinov Olympiy Abramovich

Dudinov Olimpii Abramovich (1886-1955), Doctor of Medical Sciences (1941), Professor (1949), Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Kirghiz SSR (1954) Graduated from Tomsk Medical Institute (1920). Worked in Uralsk, Almaty, head of the clinic for eye diseases, head of the Department of Eye Diseases at KSMI.

02.07.2018, 19:15
Druzhinin Ivan Georgievich
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Druzhinin Ivan Georgievich

Druzhinin Ivan Georgievich (1904-1987), Doctor of Chemical Sciences (1947), Professor (1950), Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Kirghiz SSR (1954) Russian. Born in the city of Zabaykalye, Russia.

02.07.2018, 19:12
"See with the Heart"
Myths and legends

"See with the Heart"

"Spring will come, but I will not see it" Once, while traveling in distant lands, a wanderer met a blind old man. The old man was sitting by the road, begging for alms from passersby. A sign hung on the old man's chest that read: "Give to the blind man." — I have nothing to give you, father, but perhaps I can help in another way. How much money do people give you in a day? – asked the traveler of the old man.

01.07.2018, 23:23
The title translates to "The Village of Ala-Buka."
Villages

The title translates to "The Village of Ala-Buka."

Ala-Buka Village Ala-Buka Village is the administrative center in the west of Kyrgyzstan, located in the southern foothills of the Chatkal Range. It is situated on a small mountain plain in the valley of the Ala-Buka River (a tributary of Kasan-Say, part of the Syr Darya basin), at an altitude of about 1180 m above sea level. The village is located 6 kilometers north of the Uzbek border and 750 kilometers from Bishkek, the capital of the country. The population of Ala-Buka Village is about

01.07.2018, 21:53
Vitaly Nikolaevich Dolzhenko
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Vitaly Nikolaevich Dolzhenko

Dolghenko Vitaly Nikolaevich (1935), Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1988), Professor (1995) Russian. Born in the village of Samsonovo, Beloglazovsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.

01.07.2018, 19:54
Nikolai Leontievich Dobretsov
Scientists of Kyrgyzstan

Nikolai Leontievich Dobretsov

Dobretsov Nikolai Leontievich (1936), Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1970), Professor (1974), Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1987), Laureate of the Lenin Prize, State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology Russian. Born in Leningrad, Russia.

01.07.2018, 14:42
Waterfall of the Tears of the Leopard
Waterfalls

Waterfall of the Tears of the Leopard

Tears of the Leopard Waterfall – the most famous waterfall of the Barskoon Gorge. One of the most beautiful gorges in Kyrgyzstan, the Barskoon Gorge (in Kyrgyz, Barskoon) is located on the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, 90 km from the capital of the Issyk-Kul region, the city of Karakol. In the Barskoon Gorge, among relict firs and pines, three waterfalls originate from the glaciers of the high mountains. The lowest of them is the Manas Bowl, slightly higher is the Old Man's Beard, and

30.06.2018, 11:19
Love and Selflessness
Myths and legends

Love and Selflessness

The Land is the Highest Value This was in ancient times when the Kyrgyz lived in the expanses of the Yenisei. After a long and hard war with their enemies, they sent a representative to negotiate with them. Upon receiving the ambassador, the great khan offered him to sit on the rich carpets spread out in his chambers. But he took a handful of soil from his kurdzhun and poured it on the floor, then sat on this soil. “What are you doing?” the khan asked in astonishment.

29.06.2018, 14:05
Tibetan and Kalmyk Inscriptions from Ak-Ulen
Epigraphy

Tibetan and Kalmyk Inscriptions from Ak-Ulen

Ak-Ulen Inscriptions of the 16th—17th Centuries In 1937, historian B. M. Zima, who led the archaeological expedition of the Kyrgyz Pedagogical Institute, discovered a collection of stones with Buddhist formulas in the Ak-Ulen area. All stones with such inscriptions were collected and transported to Frunze, where they were kept in the historical-archaeological cabinet of the pedagogical institute. In 1939, the stones were donated to the State Hermitage through A. N. Bernshtam. These monuments

29.06.2018, 11:16
Two Tibetan Inscriptions from the Juuqu Valley
Epigraphy

Two Tibetan Inscriptions from the Juuqu Valley

Two Buddhist Inscriptions near the Village of Saruu 33 km south of the village of Saruu in the Jety-Oguz district of the Issyk-Kul region, deep in the Juu-Ku gorge, there is a large stone with a six-line inscription carved in Tibetan script. 15 meters to the north, there is another stone with a similar inscription consisting of three lines. The inscription (which we refer to as the small one) is made in larger letters (Table XXIV, Fig. 1.2) According to local residents, in the same gorge, 27

29.06.2018, 09:17
Kurpsayskoye Reservoir
Reservoirs

Kurpsayskoye Reservoir

Kurpsayskoye Reservoir — a canyon-type reservoir Kurpsayskaya Hydroelectric Power Station — HPP on the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan. It is the second most powerful hydroelectric station in the country, after the Toktogul HPP. It is part of the Naryn-Syrdarya cascade of hydroelectric power stations. The dam of the HPP forms the Kurpsayskoye Reservoir with weekly regulation. It is located in a narrow mountain gorge. In the area of the dam, the gorge with slopes of 35-40 degrees rises above the bed

29.06.2018, 09:07
Orto-Tokoy Reservoir
Reservoirs

Orto-Tokoy Reservoir

Orto-Tokoy Reservoir — a reservoir on the Chu River. It is located 2 km west of the village of Orto-Tokoy, on the border of Naryn and Issyk-Kul regions, at an altitude of 1700 meters. The construction plan for the reservoir was approved by the decree of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR on March 19, 1940. Construction began in 1941 and was completed in 1960. The elevation above sea level is 1700 m. The

28.06.2018, 21:43
Orto-Tokoy (Kasansay) Reservoir
Reservoirs

Orto-Tokoy (Kasansay) Reservoir

Orto-Tokoy (Kasansay) Reservoir — a reservoir in the Ala-Buka District of the Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is located on the Kasansay River, a right tributary of the Syr Darya. Construction of the reservoir began in 1941, but was halted due to the war. After its conclusion, the reservoir was completed — its volume is 165 million cubic meters, the surface area (km²) is 8.0; length (km) is 5.2; width (km) is 3.5; maximum depth is 63 meters. According to the land allocation case for the

28.06.2018, 21:07
Kara-Burinskoye Reservoir
Reservoirs

Kara-Burinskoye Reservoir

The Reservoir with Two Names Kara-Burinskoye Reservoir is located in the Talas region on the border of the Manas and Kara-Burinsk districts, in the Chon-Kapka gorge. The main function of the structure is to irrigate dry lands in the Talas valley and Kazakhstan with water from the Talas River, accumulated in winter and spring. Kirov Reservoir is its second name. Construction began in 1965 and was completed in 1975. During the Soviet era, the district centers were named the village of Pokrovka

28.06.2018, 19:53
Toktogul Reservoir
Reservoirs

Toktogul Reservoir

The Toktogul Reservoir can be called the water pearl of Kyrgyzstan. It is located on the Naryn River and is not only the largest in the country but also in all of Central Asia. The volume of the reservoir is 19.5 km³, with a useful water volume of 14 billion. The surface area is 284 km². The average depth is 215 m. Its dimensions are 65 × 12 km. Looking at the vast water expanse, it is hard to believe that this is a creation of human hands. The hydroelectric power station provides Kyrgyzstan

27.06.2018, 22:02
Lake Teshik-Kul
Lakes

Lake Teshik-Kul

Lake Teshik-Kul (also Teshik-Köl) — is a hard-to-reach high-altitude lake It is located at an altitude of 3500 meters on the southern side of the Tereskey Ala-Too range in the Issyk-Kul region, approximately 38 km from the village of Bokonbaeva. Cascading mountains, a majestic plain, and distant flocks of sheep make these places extraordinarily beautiful. There seems to be no end or edge to the hills stretching far beyond the limits of human vision. Teshik-Kul is a typical mountain lake,

27.06.2018, 11:18
Mikhail Yurievich Yakovlev
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Mikhail Yurievich Yakovlev

Mikhail Yurievich Yakovlev Editor. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1961. Born on September 7, 1929, in the city of Namangan, Uzbek SSR, in a family of a civil servant. From the age of seven, he was raised in an orphanage. In 1942, he was sent to study at the Moscow Military Music School for Cadets of the Soviet Army. After graduating, from 1945 to 1952, he served on military ships in the city of Sevastopol. He completed his secondary education independently and in 1951

27.06.2018, 09:32
Yusupjanova Klara
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Yusupjanova Klara

Yusupzhanova Klara Film actress. Born on December 29, 1940, in the village of Kara-Suu, At-Bashinsky District, Naryn Region, in a family of a civil servant. After graduating from incomplete secondary school in Naryn in 1955, she entered the Frunze Medical School in the paramedic department. At the same time, she studied at an evening secondary school. In 1959, she worked as a paramedic in the clinic and medical station of the Kyrgyz Agricultural Institute. Since September 1959, she has been a

27.06.2018, 09:28
Ermatov Tashtan
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Ermatov Tashtan

Ermatov Tashtan Composer. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1974). Born on November 18, 1928, in the village of Ak-Bash, Suzak district, Osh region, into a peasant family. He was raised in an orphanage in the city of Przhevalsk. In 1943, he entered a vocational school in Frunze. After successfully participating in the artistic amateur performance review of labor reserves in 1944, he was sent to the Kyrgyz State Philharmonic. Three years later, he became a student at the Kyrgyz studio of the

27.06.2018, 09:22
Erdman Dmitry Ivanovich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Erdman Dmitry Ivanovich

Erdman Dmitry Ivanovich Film director. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1962). Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1918. Born on April 7, 1894, in the city of Riga into a working-class family, died in 1978 in the city of Frunze. Completed 4 grades of primary school. Began working in 1909. Was an apprentice and typesetter at the printing house of the newspaper "Pribaltiyskiy Kray," and a loader. From 1918, he participated in the Civil War as an assistant company

27.06.2018, 09:16
Sharshenova Rakiya
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Sharshenova Rakiya

Sharshenova Rakiya Editor. Born on May 15, 1941, in the village of Orto-Aryk, Panfilov District, in a peasant family. After graduating from secondary school No. 5 named after A. S. Pushkin in Frunze in 1959, she began working in the editing shop of the Frunze Film Studio. From 1967 to 1969, she studied part-time at the Philological Faculty of the Kyrgyz State Women's Pedagogical Institute named after V. V. Mayakovsky. In 1968, she underwent three months of training at VGIK in the

26.06.2018, 10:52
Sharshenov Asan
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Sharshenov Asan

Sharshenov Asan Editor. Born on August 10, 1930, in the village of Stalinskoye (now Belovodskoye) in the Stalinsky (now Moskovsky) district of the Frunze region of the Kyrgyz SSR into a peasant family. He was raised in orphanages in Belovodskoye and Tokmak. In 1944, he was sent to a military music school at the Tashkent Infantry School named after V. I. Lenin. After the war, he was transferred to a vocational school in the village of Boz-Su in the Tashkent region. Since 1947, he has been

26.06.2018, 10:49
Yuri Sergeyevich Shvedov
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Yuri Sergeyevich Shvedov

Shvedov Yuri Sergeyevich Cinematographer, film director. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1954. Born on October 1, 1924, in the city of Mogilev to a military family. After graduating from high school in 1941 in Moscow, he enrolled in the Aviation Institute, and after its evacuation, he joined a military aviation school. He served until the end of the war as part of an assault aviation regiment on the 3rd Ukrainian Front. He then continued his studies at the Moscow

26.06.2018, 10:43
Shamsiyev Bolotbek Tolenovich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Shamsiyev Bolotbek Tolenovich

Shamsiyev Bolotbek Tolenovich Film director. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1973). People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1975). Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of Kyrgyzstan (1969) and the State Prize of the USSR (1977). Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1972. Born on January 12, 1941, in the city of Frunze in a poet's family. After graduating from high school in 1958, he worked as an apprentice auto mechanic at the "Selkhoztrans" bus depot. From

26.06.2018, 10:38
Lake Suttu-Bulak
Lakes

Lake Suttu-Bulak

Lake Suttyu-Bulak or "Milk Lake" The lake is located in the "Semenovskoye" gorge on the northern shore of Lake "Issyk-Kul" at an altitude of 2700 meters above sea level, the road to the gorge passes through the village of Semenovka. The lake was formed in 1910 as a result of a strong Vernensky earthquake; it is remarkably beautiful, with water that appears somewhat murky – milky, as if milk has been poured into a cup of tea without stirring. The depth of this lake

26.06.2018, 09:44
Lake Saz-Kel
Lakes

Lake Saz-Kel

Lake Saz-Kel — "swampy lake". This small but very picturesque lake in Kyrgyzstan reflects the blue sky, neighboring mountain peaks, and trees like a mirror! Lake Saz-Kel (Sazkel, Sazkol, Saz-Kol) is located in the Itagar Gorge, one of the branches of the larger Chichkan Gorge. The Itagar Gorge itself is approximately 340 kilometers north of Jalal-Abad. It is hidden behind the beautiful rocky mountains of Chichkan and is located nearby. The lake itself is nestled among wind-carved

26.06.2018, 09:09
Petrov Lake
Lakes

Petrov Lake

Petrova Lake — the Source of Naryn This is the largest moraine-glacial lake in the Tian Shan by area and volume, serving as the main source of water supply for the high-altitude "Kumtor" mine. Due to the melting of the glacier, the depth of the lake has increased from 20 to 70 meters, and the area of the lake has also expanded. Today, it covers 430 hectares. It can be said that this lake is constantly increasing in area and volume. There are currently 65 million cubic meters of water

26.06.2018, 08:37
Lake Zhashyl-Köl
Lakes

Lake Zhashyl-Köl

Zhashyl-Köl, which translates from Kyrgyz as "green lake" It is located in the Chon-Kemin Valley, at an altitude of about 3200 m. The valley is fabulously rich in forests: coniferous, formed by the relict fir of the Tian Shan; mixed, where aspen, willow, and birch coexist alongside fir; and floodplain, dominated by sea buckthorn bushes and deciduous trees. The coniferous forest, stretching in the zone from 1700 to 3200 m, makes the air of the valley healing, and the abundance of

25.06.2018, 19:33
Lake Köl-Suu
Lakes

Lake Köl-Suu

Lake Köl-Suu translates as "coming water" The lake is located in the Naryn region, Ak-Sai valley, on the border with China. It is situated in the upper reaches of the Kuruumduk River, a right tributary of Kak-Kiya, at an altitude of 3500-3600 meters above sea level. At this altitude, it is quite difficult for an average person to acclimatize. Even after living in the mountains for some time, one does not get used to it immediately. The lake is of a dam type, formed by a strong

25.06.2018, 17:03
Lake Kel-Tor
Lakes

Lake Kel-Tor

One of the most beautiful lakes in Kyrgyzstan - the dead lake Kël-Tor It is located in the gorge of the same name. You can reach it from the Kegety gorge, which is 90 km from the city of Bishkek towards Issyk-Kul. Lake Kël-Tor is situated at an altitude of 2725 meters above sea level. The lake has an unusual peak called "Sugar Head" with an overhanging glacier. The height of this peak is 4253 m. The lake is of dam origin, has no direct outflow, and goes underground, emerging several

25.06.2018, 12:28
Lake Köl-Ukök
Lakes

Lake Köl-Ukök

Lake Köl-Ukök is the perfect place to escape from civilization Lake Köl-Ukök, located in the Naryn region on the Teskey Ala-Too ridge, is the perfect place to escape from civilization and immerse yourself in your thoughts. The crystal clear, cold water is incredibly refreshing, but it's best not to venture far from the shore, as the depth reaches up to 17 meters in some places. The best time to visit this place is during the warm months. The grass is particularly lush during these months,

25.06.2018, 11:46
Lake Chatyr-Kul
Lakes

Lake Chatyr-Kul

“Chatyr-Kul” translates from Kyrgyz as “Heavenly Lake.” The high-altitude lake Chatyr-Kul is located in the Inner Tian Shan. The height of the lake above sea level is 3530.2 meters. The area of the water surface is 170.6 km². The length of the lake is 23 km, width is 11 km, and the average volume of water is 8.5 km³. It is the highest of the large lakes in Tian Shan, occupying the lowest part of a tectonic depression.

25.06.2018, 10:45
The title "Село Ак-Суу" translates to "The Village of Ak-Suu" in English.
Villages

The title "Село Ак-Суу" translates to "The Village of Ak-Suu" in English.

Ak-Suu Village, formerly Teploklyuchenka Ak-Suu Village is located in the eastern part of the Issyk-Kul region, within the territory of the Teploklyuchensky rural district, approximately 9 kilometers from Karakol. In the granite gorge of Ak-Suu, with a bottom width of 30-40 meters and slopes rising about 300 meters, flows the river of the same name, Ak-Suu. Not far from Jilandy — the Issyk-Kul Nature Reserve of the Teploklyuchen district — another river, Arashan, flows into Ak-Suu. The

24.06.2018, 17:00
Lake Kulun
Lakes

Lake Kulun

Kulung - "foal" The Kulung and Kulung Minor lakes are a group of lakes, enchanting with their beauty and located in the Osh region of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, in the western part of the Fergana Range, within the territory of the Kulunatin State Nature Reserve, established in 2004 with a total area of 24 thousand hectares, aimed at preserving the biodiversity of juniper-coniferous forests, at an altitude of 2856 m. The distance between the lakes, connected by the waters of the

24.06.2018, 16:12
Lake Djidalik
Lakes

Lake Djidalik

Jidalyk - "breast berry" Jidalyk (Zhiydeli) is a famous lake in Kadamjay. It is a landmark of the city and is located at the foot of a mountain, which is the source of water in the lake. The lake itself serves as a source of drinking and healing water, as well as a recreational area. The place where the water flows out is called Katur-Bulak. The name Jidalyk comes from the word "zhiyde," which translates from Kyrgyz as "breast berry." Around Lake Jidalyk, many

24.06.2018, 15:08
Lake Ai-Kyol
Lakes

Lake Ai-Kyol

Moon Lake On the northern slope of the Turkestan Range lies Lake Ai-Köl, which translates to "moon lake." The area of the lake is 0.82 sq. km. It is located at an altitude of about 3000 m, surrounded by sheer cliffs and boulders, making access to the lake quite challenging. The shores of the lake are steep cliffs that cannot be approached, so it can only be glimpsed through small passes in the foothills. One of these passes offers a place to rest or camp for the night.

24.06.2018, 13:54
Lake Jasylyk-Kel
Lakes

Lake Jasylyk-Kel

Jasyl-Kel - "Emerald Lake". "Jasyl-Kol Lake - 'a diamond in a mountain setting' - is considered one of the most beautiful high-altitude lakes in the mountain systems of the Zailiysky and Kungoy Alatau! This lake is located in the western part of the Chelekokemin ridge, at the point where two large mountain ranges, Zailiysky Alatau and Kungoy Alatau, converge. An incredibly beautiful body of water that continuously changes its color throughout the day. The waters of the

24.06.2018, 12:18
The title translates to "The Village of Kara-Kuldja."
Villages

The title translates to "The Village of Kara-Kuldja."

Kara-Kulja Village is the center of the eponymous district Karakulja (archaic: Kara-Kulja; at the source — Karakol) is a river flowing through the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan. The length of the river is 104 km. It collects its waters from the southwestern slope of the Fergana Range. Karakulja is the right tributary of the Karadarja River. The Kuldzhinsky district is located in the river basin. It was established in 1936 under the name Soviet District. It was abolished in 1962, restored in 1969,

24.06.2018, 11:13
Chokmorov Suimenkul
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Chokmorov Suimenkul

Chokmorov Suimenkul Film actor. People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1975). Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize (1972) and the Toktogul State Prize of the Kyrgyz SSR (1978). Member of the CPSU since 1975. Born on November 9, 1939, in the village of Chon-Tash, Alamudun District, Kyrgyz SSR, in a peasant family. After completing seven years of schooling, he entered the Frunze Art School in 1953. After graduating in 1958, he was sent to the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and

22.06.2018, 15:04
Chmonin Rudolf Nikolaevich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Chmonin Rudolf Nikolaevich

Chmonin Rudolf Nikolaevich Editor. Member of the CPSU since 1962. Born on November 9, 1933, in the city of Gorky to a family of civil servants. He received his secondary education in the village of Georgievka in the Kurday district of the Jambyl region of the Kazakh SSR. From 1951 to 1956, he studied at Frunze in the philological faculty of KSU. Immediately after graduating from university, he became a literary employee at the newspaper "Komsomolets of Kyrgyzstan," and in the

22.06.2018, 14:05
Chadin Sergey Alexandrovich
Cinematographers of Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Chadin Sergey Alexandrovich

Chadin Sergey Alexandrovich Cinematographer. Born on July 16, 1938, in the city of Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo region, in a family of civil servants. After graduating from high school in Frunze in 1957, he worked as a driller in a geological exploration team and as a fang worker at the "Progress" factory in the village of Alamedin. In 1959, he joined the "Kyrgyzfilm" studio as a camera equipment mechanic, and in 1961, he moved to the position of assistant cameraman. After

22.06.2018, 13:55