Запись паспортов
The place
Запись паспортов ("Passport registration/checkpoint") in Talas province, Kyzyl-Adyr area (Talas Ala-Too range, western Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan), at 1189 m elevation, in the foothills of the Tian Shan. Continuous Kyrgyzstan cluster (batches 260-369). OSSA checkpoint-OVIR/border post, an OSM Talas artifact (Talas Ala-Too western Tian Shan, 4488 m Manas-Ata mythical peak + Talas River 660 km Turkestan + Manas national Kyrgyz epic, 500,000 verses, the longest in the world, UNESCO Intangible Heritage 2013, recited by manaschi singers + semi-nomadic Kyrgyz, iconic yurts, horse herders + kymyz/koumiss, ancestral fermented mare's milk + heritage of the Kyrgyz people (a Turkic people of 5 million, Kyrgyz language + Manas, mythical hero who unified 40 tribes + Chinggiz Aitmatov 1928-2008, iconic USSR writer, Lenin Prize 1963, Jamilia + Tulip Revolution 2005, overthrow of Akayev + 2010 revolution, overthrow of Bakiyev + Sadyr Japarov, president since 2021, 2021 constitution restoring presidential rule).
The setting
Talas Kyzyl-Adyr Talas Ala-Too western Tian Shan Kyrgyzstan 1189 m Tian Shan foothills, continuous cluster batches 260-369, OSSA/OVIR checkpoint OSM Talas Ala-Too 4488 m Manas-Ata + Talas River 660 km + Manas epic 500,000 verses longest in world UNESCO intangible 2013 manaschi + nomadic Kyrgyz yurts horses + kymyz koumiss ancestral, Kyrgyz Turkic 5 M Kyrgyz language + Manas hero 40 tribes + Aitmatov 1928-2008 USSR Lenin Prize 1963 Jamilia + Tulip 2005 Akayev + 2010 Bakiyev + Japarov 2021 constitution restoring presidential rule.
