Issyk-Kul Lake in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan is surrounded by the snow-capped Tian Shen mountains. It is the second-largest mountain lake in the world behind Lake Titicaca in South America ...

STORY: Issyk-Kul means "warm lake" in Kyrgyz. The name was given because the water never freezes due to the lake's depth and natural warmth of water. Local resident, Taalay Orozakunov, said he and his ...

ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Hundreds gathered Saturday on the southern shore of Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul for the annual Salbuurun Festival. Held in the village of Bokonbaevo, the festival ...

"There is no way to pass all these cars," my driver, Daniyar, says as we slowly make our way along the southern road of Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan's giant lake in the northeastern corner of the country. I ...

(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 ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 21, 2025 shows the scenery of the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan. Issyk-Kul Lake, located in the northeastern part of Kyrgyzstan, covers an area of ...

A slow-motion ecological calamity is unfolding at Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. An underground plume of refined oil products – the result of a spill back in the 1990s – is migrating toward the lake ...

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan completed the work of delimiting their border in January 2023. While it’s now clear exactly where one country’s territory ends and the other’s begins, other disputes about ...

Breathtaking hikes, yurt stays and opportunities for cultural immersion are attracting trekkers from around the world Laura Kiniry - Travel Correspondent With an abundance of explorable outdoor space, ...

A mountain lake may seem eternal until some light of the diver reaches a straight line along which nature seldom draws a line. Archaeologists excavating near the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul started to ...

With pristine waters surrounded by stunning scenery, Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Central Asia. Every year, hordes of Kazakh and Russian tourists ...