Kyrgyzstan opens ethno-village for second World Nomad Games

Official opening of the ethno-village named Kyrgyz village consisting of 288 yurtas (mobile house of nomads) has been held on the Kyrchyn gorge in Kyrgyzstan as part of the second World Nomad Games.

The Games, which started in Issyk-Kul on Sept. 3 and will last through Sept. 8, is attended by around 500 athletes from 62 countries and regions. Some of the events are taking place on the racetrack in Cholpon-Ata and some of them on a picturesque Kyrchyn gorge.

The grand-scale nomadic village stretches from north-west to south-east on a picturesque gorge, not far from Cholpon-Ata resort town, where some sports competitions take place.

The ethno-village consists of nine nomad camps, each of which will consist of 25 yurts, which are represented by two biggest cities of Bishkek and Osh and seven oblasts of Kyrgyzstan, the Secretariat of the World Nomad Games reported.

Visitors can experience the pristine culture of nomads and get acquainted with the customs and traditions of Kyrgyz people.

The biggest Khan Ordo (Khan's residence) yurt is located in the central area of the ethno-village, surrounded by yurts for guests of honorl. There are also two observation towers and flagpoles.

A special area is allotted for foreign delegations on the territory of the ethno-village, where they set their national types of dwellings.

Over 500 journalists have come to cover the event. More than 280 of them are from 90 foreign media representing 35 countries and regions. Enditem