A long time ago, high in the mountains at the foot of a gorge in Tar Alabyn (the Tar basin), there...
The most beautiful and largest lake in Central Asia is Lake Issyk-Kul. For this reason, it is...
Usuns This text will discuss the people of the Usuns. Few Central Asian-Kazakh ethnonyms have such...
Lake Köl-Suu in Kyrgyzstan: a fairy tale of mountains, a song of ice Lake Köl-Suu...
Late Medieval Period (14th—15th centuries). Saka-Usun Period (5th century BC). This period is...
Whooper Swan Status: Category VII, Least Concern, LC. Rare breeding species. One of seven species...
Little Guest Such finds are not anticipated. They come from a fairy-tale land and are always...
Early Saka Period (VIII—VI centuries BC). It is represented by metal artifacts: an amulet with a...
Historical-Architectural and Modern Attractions, as well as Natural-Ecological Complexes Cities...
Black-throated Loon Status: Category III, Critically Endangered, CR: R. Close to extinction in the...
Muzdag Mountains, Khan Tengri Peak, and Victory Peak. The Muzdag mountain range (ice mountains) is...
Great Black-headed Gull Status: VI, Near Threatened, NT: R. One of 6 species of the genus in the...
Hypothesis—1985 At the bottom of the Tyup Bay of Issyk-Kul during the field season of 1985, we...
The Little-Known "Columbus of Asia" The name Zhang Qian is almost unknown to the general...
What fate awaits modern culture? We have talked about the tragic fate of just one sunken city in...
On which shore of Issyk-Kul was the ancient Chigu located? Sarybulun is the only known large...
When was life flourishing? Even a brief overview of the material culture with a short excursion...
“The City of the Red Valley” In connection with the discovery of a large settlement from the 1st...
1600 Years of the Great Road In the decades following the death of Zhang Qian, his plan of...
Kyrgyzstan is a small country bordering Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Russia. The main attractions...
Paradoxical Honeysuckle Status: Category CR B2ab(iii). A relict endemic species with a disjunctive...
Issyk-Kul Scaleless Osman Status: 2 [CR: D]. Lake form, very rare, critically endangered....
Davan. In the Fergana Valley, a powerful state emerged in the 1st millennium BC. In Chinese...
Osprey Status: Category VII, Least Concern, LC. A representative of a monotypic family and genus...
Sarybulun Palace at the Issyk-Kul Settlement The "Jianhanpu" contains significant...
Stone Tools of Sarybulun Even in the best books about the culture of ancient pastoralists, which...
The Choice of the Bride Whose chest was adorned with such a precious and exotic bead? Was it not...
The Downfall of Zhang Qian After a long and mature discussion in the imperial council, it was...
Bronze Items from the Bottom of Lake Issyk-Kul (VII—V centuries) Settlement at the Bottom of the...
In the territory of Kyrgyzstan, there are 750 lakes, reservoirs, and small ponds with a total area...
Lake Kara-Suu is located in the Toktogul district. It is a dam-type lake, and its level depends on...
The Fergana Miracle Dawan of that time (Fergana, including the south of Kyrgyzstan) represented a...
The Nomads Retreat The third year of exile was coming to an end. Zhang Qian began to receive...
Idealization of Nomads in Ancient Greek Literature In ancient Greek literature, there is a clear...
After the Marriage On the day of the wedding, the city was filled with people. And when night...
Meeting the Bride The bride's train was met by the nomads twenty li from the encampment — a...
LIFE AND BELIEFS OF THE KYRGYZ DURING THE TIME OF KURMANDZHAN DATKA And still, how did the star of...
Sakas The ancient herders who inhabited Central Asia left no historical writings. The ancient...
Internal Political Struggle of the Usuns for Supreme Power The internal political history of the...
Central Asian otter Status: III category Critically Endangered, CR: R, Cl. The subspecies Lutra...
Red-breasted Merganser Status: Category VII, Least Concern, LC. Monotypic species....
Saka and Scythians through the Eyes of Cherilus The author of the poem "Persica," the...
Recent Research Extensive research work on Issyk-Kul in the 1920s was conducted by a native of...
Unyielding Ferganans In 105 BC, a Han embassy led by the official Chelin passed through the...
Grebes — Family Podicipedidae (little grebe, black-necked grebe, red-necked grebe, gray-cheeked...