On the Silk Route
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Dec 25, 2013 12:30
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Almost 80 per cent of Kyrgyz Republic is mountainous but the hills are interspersed with expansive pastures and lush valleys. ▲
In the capital, Bishkek, a statue of Manas, the nation’s legendary hero celebrated in an epic of the same name. ▲
A street in Bishkek. ▲
State Historical Museum in Bishkek. ▲
Bishkek is a lovely city with a lot of greenery. ▲
Selling "non", the local bread, in Osh's fabled market. ▲
On the road from Bishkek to Osh. ▲
Outside a tunnel in a mountain pass on the route to Osh. ▲
A roadside fruit vendor on the route to Osh.
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Autumn colours on the stunningly beautiful route to Osh. ▲
On the "roof of the world". Kyrgyz Republic is home to some majestic mountain ranges—Alay, Tien Shan and the Pamirs. ▲
On the Pamirs. Roads wrap around the mountains like a giant black serpent.
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The road from Bishkek to Osh. It passes through the Tien Shan range. ▲
Osh town, with a newly built mosque in the foreground. ▲
The dargah of the legendary conqueror Babur atop the Sulayman hill in Osh. ▲
The Indian delegation crossing over from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyz territory, at Korday. ▲
