Kyrgystan is located in Central Asia sharing border with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China. As you can see the picture above, Kyrgystan has beautiful nature including mountains, lake, and valleys, which 90% of the land is rugged mountains with valleys and basins. 35% of the land is higher than 3000m from sea level.
As we talk about its history, Kyrgystan was under the Russian Empire from 1876, and it became part of the Soviet Union in 1936 until it declared independence in 1991. Kyrgystan has about 6.4 million population, and 90% of them are Kyrgyz followed by Uzbeks and Russians. Kyrgyz language relates to Turkic language.
Let’s take a deep look at this unknown country, Kyrgystan with us!
WorldAtlas. (2021, February 24). Kyrgyzstan Maps & Facts. WorldAtlas. Retrieved October 2, 2022, from https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/kyrgyzstan
by Seira Kitagawa