Dr. Yunus Mamadzhanov. Expert of GeoExplorersClub. Institute of Geology and Seismology. Research Center for Ecology and the Environment of Central Asia (Dushanbe). Expert in
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Dr. Vasily Ploskikh
Dr. Vasily Ploskikh, Expert-guide GeoExplorersClub, head of the Issyk-Kul archaeological center, employee of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, director of the archaeological museum. Diver, caver,
PHOTO OF UNDERWATER EXPEDITIONS ON ISIK-KUL
IN SEARCH OF AN ARMENIAN CHRISTIAN MONASTERY
In the beginning, there was a map Issyk-Kul was first mentioned by Chinese and Islamic map-makers at the beginning of the eighth century. However
FORGOTTEN CHRISTIAN MOTIFS OF THE TIAN-SHAN
The shores of Issyk-Kul Lake are rich with ancient pictures on rocks and stones dating back to the Aryan age, as well as ancient
Ancient Chigu and Medieval Barskhan
During the 1985 research season, traces of a large ancient settlement at the bottom of the Tup bay were first discovered. The discovery of
Saki Memorials
On the Darhan and Saru riverbanks at a depth of 1.5 meters, excavation revealed a bronze dagger (akinake) and a bronze sacrificial bowl from
First Research
The first research into the underwater antiquities of Issyk-Kul Lake took place in 1871 at the initiative of G.A. Kolpakovski, military governor of Semerechye.
Legends about Issyk-Kul
The work “Zain Al-Akhbar” (A Beauty of Narration) by Abu Said ibn Mahmud Gardizi, the medieval historian of the Persian and Arab world, describes
UNDERWATER SECRETS AND UNDISCLOSED MYSTERIES OF ISSYK-KUL. August, 2025
Expedition dates: Dates can be selected upon request. The expedition is supported by the Issyk-Kul Complex Archaeological Expedition at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. We