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Travel On the Silk Route Almost 80 per cent of Kyrgyz Republic is mountainous but the hills are interspersed with expansive pastures and lush valleys. 1/16 In the capital, Bishkek, a statue of Manas, the nation’s legendary hero celebrated in an epic of the same name. 2/16 A street in Bishkek. 3/16 State Historical Museum in Bishkek. 4/16 Bishkek is a lovely city with a lot of greenery. 5/16 Selling "non", the local bread, in Osh's fabled market. 6/16 On the road from Bishkek to Osh. 7/16 Outside a tunnel in a mountain pass on the route to Osh. 8/16 A roadside fruit vendor on the route to Osh. 9/16 Autumn colours on the stunningly beautiful route to Osh. 10/16 On the "roof of the world". Kyrgyz Republic is home to some majestic mountain ranges—Alay, Tien Shan and the Pamirs. 11/16 On the Pamirs. Roads wrap around the mountains like a giant black serpent. 12/16 The road from Bishkek to Osh. It passes through the Tien Shan range. 13/16 Osh town, with a newly built mosque in the foreground. 14/16 The dargah of the legendary conqueror Babur atop the Sulayman hill in Osh. 15/16 The Indian delegation crossing over from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyz territory, at Korday. 16/16 This article is closed for comments.Please Email the Editor
Almost 80 per cent of Kyrgyz Republic is mountainous but the hills are interspersed with expansive pastures and lush valleys. 1/16 In the capital, Bishkek, a statue of Manas, the nation’s legendary hero celebrated in an epic of the same name. 2/16 A street in Bishkek. 3/16 State Historical Museum in Bishkek. 4/16 Bishkek is a lovely city with a lot of greenery. 5/16 Selling "non", the local bread, in Osh's fabled market. 6/16 On the road from Bishkek to Osh. 7/16 Outside a tunnel in a mountain pass on the route to Osh. 8/16 A roadside fruit vendor on the route to Osh. 9/16 Autumn colours on the stunningly beautiful route to Osh. 10/16 On the "roof of the world". Kyrgyz Republic is home to some majestic mountain ranges—Alay, Tien Shan and the Pamirs. 11/16 On the Pamirs. Roads wrap around the mountains like a giant black serpent. 12/16 The road from Bishkek to Osh. It passes through the Tien Shan range. 13/16 Osh town, with a newly built mosque in the foreground. 14/16 The dargah of the legendary conqueror Babur atop the Sulayman hill in Osh. 15/16 The Indian delegation crossing over from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyz territory, at Korday. 16/16
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