In Karakol, on the eastern corner of Lake Issyk-Kul, party activists are moving quickly to get in some last-minute campaigning before the October 4 parliamentary elections.

One of Central Asia's greatest tourist draws, Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk-Kul is also the scene of elite struggles over property rights. (Photo: David Trilling) Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul, with its ...

(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 ...

The north shore of Issyk-Kul, outside Cholpon-Ata. Credit: Catherine Putz Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan completed the work of delimiting their border in January 2023.

Issyk-Kul, an eastern region of Kyrgyzstan that is home to the second largest mountain lake in the world behind Lake Titicaca, continues to be most loved for its beaches and chill waters during the ...