They want to bury them in a real Kyrgyz yurt." For approximately $100, Sakieva will set up a yurt between Bishkek apartment blocks for the customary three-day funeral service. "People want yurts for ...

“A Kyrgyz yurt requires very intense care,” explained Bolotova, speaking in her home in Toktoyan village. “It requires constant drying and taking care of the felt to protect it from bugs.

Yurts are such a prominent part of Kyrgyzstan’s history that in 2014, UNESCO placed them on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, a register meant to safeguard cultural knowledge, ...

The Kyrgyz have been seminomadic for centuries, and the yurt – whose rooftop, or tyunduk, is featured on the country’s flag – is the key element in maintaining this way of life.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, together with the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Zhaparov, visits the traditional Kyrgyz yurt, Boz Ui, on display at the Putrajaya Corporation Complex ...

Its traditions are nomadic—the word Kyrgyz means “40 tribes”—and before the arrival of the Russians in the 1870s, most towns, including Bishkek, the capital, consisted of round white yurts.

A 21-year-old Kyrgyz woman has established a yurt camp at the base of the 7,000-meter Lenin Peak, which has gained popularity among foreign tourists. Inspired by her interactions with ...

In a blending of the world”s cultures, men and women from across the globe united at Utah Valley State College Thursday, (March 8, 2007) for the presentation of a Kyrgyz Yurt. This was one of ...