Dusti Square located in the center of Dushanbe is the heart of the capital and entire Tajikistan. Its name is translated as “Friendship Square”. However, locals call this place “monument of Ismail Somoni” or “Park Somoni” as there is a monument to the founder of the Tajik state Ismail Somoni. …
The Central Park of Dushanbe has been named after founder of Tajik-Persian literature Abuabdullo Rudaki. It was a beautiful afternoon and the air was clear and cool. The park seemed quite safe and there were a number of families in the park, enjoying the day. While Dushanbe is not an overcrowded …
30th SEPT 2018 DUSHANBE TO BISHKEK (KYRGYZSTAN) BY FLIGHT A few photos I took from Aircraft shows beautiful mountainous Kyrgyzstan below, covered by white clouds. When Kirgiz (Kyrgyz) Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic established in 1926, Pishpek became its capital and was renamed Frunze after the revolutionary and Red Army leader …
1ST OCTOBER 2018 The Kyrgyz National Philharmonic is situated in the heart of Bishkek, accompanied by fountains and a large statue of Manas (an early Buddhist hero, as legend has it). The Philharmonic is named in honor of the composer and musician Toktogul Satylganov, one of the most influential figures in …
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”, …
