Wild river in Tian Shan

by Robert Grac

Title

Wild river in Tian Shan

Artist

Robert Grac

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country with mountainous terrain in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west and southwest, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east.

It is farther from the sea than any other individual country, and all its rivers flow into closed drainage systems which do not reach the sea.

The mountainous region of the Tian Shan covers over 80% of the country with the remainder made up of valleys and basins.

Although geographically isolated by its highly mountainous terrain, which has helped preserve its ancient culture, Kyrgyzstan has been at the crossroads of several great civilizations as part of the Silk Road and other commercial and cultural routes.

Though long inhabited by a succession of independent tribes and clans, Kyrgyzstan has periodically fallen under foreign domination and attained sovereignty as a nation-state only after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.

The 40-ray sun on the flag of Kyrgyzstan is a reference to those same forty tribes and the graphical element in the sun's center depicts the wooden crown, called tunduk, of a yurt – a portable dwelling traditionally used by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia.

Issyk-Kul Lake, or Ysyk-Köl in Kyrgyz, in the north-eastern Tian Shan is the largest lake in Kyrgyzstan and the second largest mountain lake in the world after Titicaca.

The highest peaks are in the Kakshaal-Too range, forming the Chinese border.

This photo was captured on the expedition into the Tian Shan mountains.

Uploaded

August 2nd, 2018

Statistics

Viewed 4,076 Times  -  Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 04/20/2024 at 4:48 AM

Colors

Embed

Share

Sales Sheet

Tags