Photos from Kyrgyzstan (Page 1)Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz and Russian : Кыргызстан) is a mountainous country in the heart of Central Asia. One explanation for the name 'Kyrgyz', is the Turkic word for 'forty', in reference to the forty regional clans united by Manas, a legendary hero. The photos below give an insight into the traditional way of life in the high valleys, where people live in yurts while the cattle roams the vast pastures (the jailoos). |
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see also page 2 : Issyk-Kul, Karakol, Kochkor
Near Sary-Tash : Yurts on the jailoos at Por Döbö
Por Döbö : milking the mares to prepare some kymys
Por Döbö : my hosts, churning the mare's milk so it fermentates and makes good kymys
Por Döbö : my host familly in front of the yurt
On the road between Gulcha and Sary-Tash
Gulcha : shaky bridge (more bridges photos)
on the road between Osh and Bishkek (Toktogul reservoir)
Bishkek : Ala-Too square and the State Historical Museum
see also page 2 : Issyk-Kul, Karakol, Kochkor
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Kyrgyzstan was part of the 2005 trip
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from : Uzbekistan |
to :Kazakhstan
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