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Discovering Kyrgyzstan

No one can tell the story of this country better than someone who knows it from the inside—Erdenet Kasymov, director of the Tourism Department. He shares how the country’s tourism landscape is evolving and why it’s worth visiting.

Konigil: Where Paper Turns into History

Traditional Samarkand handmade paper at the Konigil Paper Mill, Samarkand

A village near Samarkand where you can easily slip back to the 8th century: here, paper is made entirely by hand using ancient Chinese techniques, artisans hold workshops, and unique crafts are created that have no analogues anywhere else in the world.

Konigil: Where Paper Turns into History

A village near Samarkand where you can easily slip back to the 8th century: here, paper is made entirely by hand using ancient Chinese techniques, artisans hold workshops, and unique crafts are created that have no analogues anywhere else in the world.