Uploads from Eric Lafforgue, tagged kyrgyzrepublic, with geodata

Old Man With Kalpak Hat, Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:26:21 -0700

The official male hat for the Kyrgyz people. Made of embroidered wool with a felt lining, it deflects the summer sun rays but traps heat rising from the top of the head in the winter, making it an excellent all season hat.

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People Waiting For The Taxi To Go, Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:24:31 -0700

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Lada was a soviet car brand. Lada cars have become the symbol of communist economy. They became extremely popular in the former Soviet bloc countries (Russia, Eastern Europe, form SSR and Cuba) where they have become a symbol of city life. Lada cars are very common in the urban landscape of those countries.

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Broken Windscreen, Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:18:37 -0700

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Kochkor is a town of Naryn Province in northern Kyrgyzstan. It is the capital of Kochkor District. It is a base for excursions into the high country and tourist infrastructure is mostly well developed.

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Young Girl Smiling, Song Kol Lake Area, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:50:40 -0700

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Young girl smiling in Jaman Echki Jailoo village, Song Kol lake area, Kyrgyzstan

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Woman In Her Yurt, Song Kol Lake Area, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:43:31 -0700

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The yurt is central in Kyrgyz nomads culture and more generally in the culture of all nomadic people of Central Asia. It is put up and to dismantle. However owing to his frame made of lattice wall sections it resists to the powerful winds sweeping across the steppes. The timber to make the external structure is not to be found on the treeless steppes, and must be obtained by trade in the valleys below. The canvas made with furs and animal skins also enables to protect from the very cold winters of the steppes.

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Men Playing A Horse Game In Front Of Song Kol Lake, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:49:17 -0700

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Ulak Tartysh is team riding horse game. It consist in a wrestle for possession of the headless carcass of a goat. The two teams of riders attempt to deliver it across the opposition s goal line, or into the opposition s goal, made with a big tub or a circle marked on the ground.

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Woman In Traditional Dress In Her Yurt, Jailoo, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:31:40 -0700

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A jailoo is a high mountain pasture. The Sarala Saz jailoo is located about an hour and a half to the north of the village of Kochkor. Besides its landscapes and view on the mountains it is also famous for being home to the yearly exhibition of traditional Kyrgyz horse games every July.

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Horse Game For National Day, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:35:43 -0700

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Old Man Wearing A Kalpak Hat in Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:28:29 -0700

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The animal market in Kochkor is an event not to miss if you visit Kyrgyzstan. Early in the morning, thousands of people come with goats, sheeps, cows, horses. the entrance is small and it soon becomes a happy traffic jam time! The contrast is funny between the sellers who come from the countryside with their old trucks and cars, and the people who come to buy, who wear their nicest clothes.
Hours after hours, more and more people come, and around 12, it is nearly impossible to move inside the market.

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Wooden Frame Of A Yurt, Saralasaz Jailoo, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:29:34 -0700

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To put up the yurta people start from installing a door casing, bosogo. Then by the circle stretches the openwork wall, kerege, which consists of a few sections, kanat. Each kanat is made of long wooden poles. Usually kerege is made of birch tree trunks and boughs. Then stretched out it form a grid with rhombic clear space-kerege koz. Then installs the supporting dome poles and tyundyuk - the top of the Yurta. The surface of the poles is trimmed and thoroughly polished by the master who renders them the required shape and thickness. The surfaces of the wooden parts of the yurta are covered with a special substance and painted so it keeps the original flexibility . From the outside, the Yuta is covered by Chiy, or mat, with a national ornament and finally, the nearly finished spherical structure is covered with a specially prepared thick felt, - kiyiz. Usually, yurta has several felt layers.
A jailoo is a high mountain pasture. The Sarala Saz jailoo is located about an hour and a half to the north of the village of Kochkor. Besides its landscapes and view on the mountains it is also famous for being home to the yearly exhibition of traditional Kyrgyz horse games every July.

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Yurt Frame In A Cemetery In Kochkor Area, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:25:50 -0700

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The mix between nomad tradition and muslim religion: a grave in yurt shape in a cemetery near Kochkor.

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Men Playing A Horse Game, Song Kol Lake Area, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:20:52 -0700

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Student Girl Posing In Front Of A House For Sale, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:20:51 -0700

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I'm in University but i want to be a top model. This is the sentence you hear the most in Bishkek!

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Boys With Bicycles In front of Kochkor stadium, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:13:24 -0700

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Woman In Front Of Her Yurt with samovar - Song Kol Lake Area, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:44:33 -0700

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Boy in Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:39:02 -0700

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Very little shop in Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:37:52 -0700

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Rusty Red Star Sign In Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:32:49 -0700

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Woman With A Sheep In Her Truck, Kochkor Animal Market, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:27:22 -0700

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Man Putting Up A Yurt, Song Kol Lake Area, Kyrgyzstan

nobody@flickr.com (Eric Lafforgue) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:25:28 -0700

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