A young Kyrgyz boy outside his family's yurta - traditional felt tent able to withstand extreme cold on the jailoo - summer pastures tucked into the T
A young Kyrgyz boy outside his family's yurta - traditional felt tent able to withstand extreme cold on the jailoo - summer pastures tucked into the Tian Shan in central Kyrgyzstan. A traditionally nomadic country, most of the Kyrgyz herdsmen were collectivised during the Soviet days, which included Kyrgyzstan as a state of the empire. The fall of the Soviet Union in 1992 witnessed many nomads return to life in a tent. The Kyrgyz say they are descendents of the Mongols - in particular, Genghis Khan himself. Although their facial features and cultural habits align them more with the Turks.
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