Rivers and lakes of Kyrgyzstan

Water is a defining feature of Kyrgyzstan. In winter it freezes on glaciers and buries the land deep in snow. In summer it melts into cascading streams, tumbling waterfalls and ferocious torrents which carve their way through jagged cliffs and rocky gorges.

Nooruz

Nooruz – a holiday of spring and the beginning of the new year for Iranians, Caucasians and the Turkic peoples.