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In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about
Kyrgyzstan.
More information about the video content bellow:
1. The name of Kyrgyzstan comes from a word in the
Kyrgyz language meaning “we are forty”, thought to be a reference to the original 40 clans which were united by
Manas to form the country. The flag of Kyrgyzstan features a yellow sun with 40 uniformly spaced rays in the centre of a red background. The
Kyrgyz were one of the groups who raided the borders of
China and created the need for the construction of the
Great Wall.
2. There are over 88 major mountain ranges in Kyrgyzstan, making up about more than 80 percent of the country’s territory. Dominated by the Tien
Shan range; 94% of the country is
1,000 metres above sea level.
Jengish Chokusu, located near the
Chinese border is the highest mountain, with an elevation of 7,439 metres.
3. Kyrgyzstan’s
Burana Tower, which historians say dates to the
10th century, was a lookout for the city of
Balasagun, one of the largest medieval cities in the visually stunning
Chui Valley. Fortunately
Genghis Khan’s
Mongols opted not to destroy the tower when they later stormed through the area.
4.
Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan, also known as '
Pearl of Tien Shan', is one of the largest mountain lakes in the world. An interesting fact about
Lake Issyk Kul, meaning "warm sea", is that it never ever freezes, in spite of being surrounded by snow-capped peaks at an elevation of over 1.6 km.
5. In
2005 there was a peaceful coup d'etat which brought an even more corrupt president who was overthrown in
2010 by a revolution which managed to change the constitution to make the country almost fully parliamentary.
Leader of the revolution was
Roza Otunbayeva. She became the first female president in the region and received multiple international awards such as
International Women of Courage Award in
2011. In 2014 Kyrgyzstan together with
South Korea,
Japan,
Mongolia,
Bhutan made it to the top 5 states in
Asia in
World Press Freedom Index compiled by
Reporters Without Borders.
6. The Kyrgyz scenery can be breathtaking. And most
European citizens don’t need a visa to enter.
Recently Kyrgyzstan made it to Top 10
Countries to visit for
2013 by
Globe Spots. There are more than
3700 mountain lakes in Kyrgyzstan.
7. The
Great Silk Road was passing through territory of Kyrgyzstan. The city of Osh was an important commercial center in the 10th century as part of the Silk Road, the trade route between China and
Europe.
More
Info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issyk-Kul#cite_note-1
http://www.tilek.net/kyrgyzstan/
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Intro Music:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JH_H_-I4Hw
- published: 30 Dec 2015
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