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Showing posts with label KYRGYZSTAN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label KYRGYZSTAN. Show all posts

Sunday, May 25, 2014

[ KYRGYZSTAN ] Issyk-Kul, the biggest lake in Kyrgyzstan


Issyk Kul is an endorheic lake in the northern Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan. It is the tenth largest lake in the world by volume and the second largest saline lake after the Caspian Sea. Wikipedia. Thanks Dima ^^

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

[ KYRGYSTAN ] Sary Chelek, the 'yellow bowl' Lake


Sary-Chelek  (yellow bowl in Kyrgys) is a mountain lake located in Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve in Jalal-Abad Province in Western Kyrgyzstan. It is north of Arkit (the park headquarters) at the eastern end of the Chatkal Range. There are a number of smaller lakes in the area and the water founded around 10.000 years ago. Kyrgyzstan, formerly known as Kirghizia, is a country located in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek. Thanks for the the surprise Anna and +Haryadi Yansyah ^^