The number of tourists visiting Issyk-Kul lake, the world's tenth-largest lake, located in Kyrgyzstan's northern mountains, has surged in recent years, with the warm water and white sandy beaches ...

At the bottom of a lake in Kyrgyzstan lie the ruins of a former trading hub along the Silk Road. Its remnants have lain undisturbed for 500 years, after a massive earthquake submerged it. Now, a joint ...

The waters of Lake Issyk-Kul have hidden an important Silk Road city since the beginning of the 15 th century. Experts believe an earthquake redistributed the lake waters and submerged the city.

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 ...

Kyrgyz officials say they have signed a contract with foreign investors to start building an "eco-city" near the picturesque shores of Lake Issyk-Kul in the country's north, despite concerns the ...

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 ...

The city of Karakol lies near the eastern end of Kyrgyzstan's immense lake and premier tourist site, Issyk-Kul. Heading east across Kyrgyzstan, it is the last city (population 67,000) before the ...

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 ...

Construction of a solar power plant has begun near the village of Toru-Aigir in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. Its installed capacity will be 300 MW. This is stated in the message of Unigreen ...