The Russian Orthodox Cathedral on the corner of Jibek Jolu and Togolok Moldo Streets is a large and impressive church, recognizable by its eye-catching sky blue domes. The interior of the cathedral is richly decorated with beautiful religious paintings, gives a feeling that you are in Russia rather than in …
Cholpon-Ata is an open-air museum of petroglyphs, located just outside the city center. The 42 hectares of the museum are dotted with stone circles, tombs, bulbuls, and a variety of petroglyphs. These petroglyphs date from the 2nd millennium BCE up to the 4th century AD. It is thought that the …
Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan’s largest lake, lies at an altitude of 1,600 m in the high mountain range of Tien-Shan (Heaven’s mountains) in the north of Kyrgyzstan. Issyk-Kul is 2nd after Lake Titicaca at an elevation of 3812 m, in South America, world’s largest high mountain lake covering a surface of …
Ala Archa National Park is one of the best preserved National Parks in Kyrgyzstan. It is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, established in 1976 and located approximately 40 km south of the capital city of Bishkek very popular escape from city life for both locals …
2ND OCTOBER 2018 BACK FROM ISSYK KUL TO BISKEK – GREEN HOTEL- wonderful scenery on the way back. BISKEK CITY TOUR – GOVT. BUILDINGS, OLD SQUARE WITH PARLIAMENT HOUSE – Ala-Too Square, VICTORY SQUARE ETC. Kyrgyzstan’s main square, located in the center of Bishkek. Ala-Too in Kyrgyz means “great mountain”, …
In Russian Alma-Ata, formerly(1855–1921) the name was Verny, the city, of southeastern Kazakhstan was formerly the capital of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1929–91) and of independent Kazakhstan (1991–97). Almaty lies in the northern foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau at an elevation of 2,300–3,000 feet (700–900 metres), where the Bolshaya …
Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen – the memory of the Great Patriotic War fallen heroes is the most popular amusement park in Almaty. It was founded in the 70-s of the XIX century on the place of a cossack village cemetery, and originally named as Starokladbischensky Park (Old Cemetery Park). …
Is located in Panfilovets’ Park and is probably the only wooden Cathedrals in the world. The cathedral is built without using any nails, which again, makes it pretty unique. The Cathedral was used as a museum after the ‘Revolution’, but was again restored to its original use as a Russian Orthodox Cathedral in 1990. …
