Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A lake of northeast Kyrgyzstan in the Tian Shan near the Kazakh border.
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Kyrgyzstan already attracts adventure seeking cyclists but the aim of the asphalt path around Lake Issyk-Kul, which is ringed by the soaring Tien Shan mountains, is to lure to Central Asia the cyclist who favours more gentle routes across Europe.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph James Kilner 2012
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He's also alleged that an additional 20-30 “opposition members” have been arrested in Issyk-Kul.
Global Voices in English » Kyrgyzstan: Presidential Elections Are Over 2009
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Other large protected areas include Issyk-Kul Biosphere Reserve (6,298 km2), in Kyrgyzstan; and Mount Tomur Nature Reserve (1,000 km2) and Boghdad Mountain Biosphere Reserve (1,000 km2), both in the Chinese sector of the Tien Shan.
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Attendees of the February 2000 GLOBE conference, held in the Issyk-Kul Hotel in Bishkek; Tiffany Tuttle, PCV/GLOBE coordinator, is seated next to Bayachorovoi (in blue) 5.
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Issyk-Kul Oblast teachers performing one of the hydrology protocols at the Feb. 2000 conference
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Despite the turbulence, Lake Issyk-Kul, has remained relatively tranquil.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph James Kilner 2012
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"In the Kyrgyz language it means rich Issyk-Kul but in English it sounds like bicycle," said Mr Aiylchiev.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph James Kilner 2012
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A Kyrgyz berkutchi eagle hunter launches his bird, a golden eagle, during a traditional hunting festival "Salburun" in the village of Tyup some 370km from Bishkek near Issyk-Kul lake on May 1, 2011.
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Even the project's name, Bai Issyk-Kul, has been dreamt up with foreign tourists in mind.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph James Kilner 2012
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Fridel Grant, a PR manager living in the Netherlands, cycled along the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in June 2008 during a three year trip around the world.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph James Kilner 2012
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