Along the trail, hikers also experience the beauty of Kyrgyzstan firsthand with natural landmarks such as Ala-Köl, a lake located in the Terskey Alatoo mountain range in the Issyk-Kul region ...

Pilgrims, Choitonbaev explained, come from around Kyrgyzstan to this spring and half ... the 10th-largest lake in the world; its name translates to “warm water” as its slight salinity prevents ...

The Issyk-Kul lake in northern Kyrgyzstan, which traditionally never freezes due to the lakes depth and natural warmth of water, froze over due to extreme cold temperatures on Saturday January 14.

BOKONBAYEVO, Kyrgyzstan (RNS ... the springs are located along the shores of Issyk Kul, the 10th-largest lake in the world; its name translates to “warm water” as its slight salinity ...