Thank you OLga for this awaited surprise that arrived recently an unusual swap from Moldova and Kyrgyzstan...with post office cancellations on both countries stamps and postmarks.A lovely card Thank you Olga for this most welcomed card also all the lovely stamps and a special thank to all that attended this Postcrossing meeting in Moldova and all who signed the card...
Greetings from KYRGYZSTAN....
KYRGYZSTAN : Covers an area of some 199,951 KM2
POPULATION : of Kyrgyzstan is 6,019,480
CAPITAL CITY : of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek.
UNIQUE : to Kyrgyzstan is the worlds second highest altitude lake ISSIK - KUL its name means hot lake because it never freezes over even in the coldest winters.
NAME ORIGIN : The name KYRGYZ is derived for the Turkic word meaning "forty" a reference to the forty great clans of the Manas.
FAMOUS.: Manas the worlds most lengthiest epic , The kyrgyz poem consists of 500,000 lines.
WRITER : Chingiz Aitmatov. The most famous writer from Kyrgyzstan.
MOUNTAINS.: known as the "Switzerland of Central Asia" The mountainous Tian Shan region covers 80% of Kyrgyzstan and its highest point is Jengish Chatushu at 7,439 meters.
HISTORY : Independence achieved from the Soviet Union August 31 1991.
TULIP REVOLUTION : Demonstration against government corruption in March 2005 Opposition leaders formed a coalition and the new government was formed.
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