Glossary
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Hodja Gair. To the West of the village lies
some graves dating from between the 1st and 5th centuries. Nearby some
ancient relics have been discovered. Top
Holodnaya Voda. Just before it enters
Boom Gorge on the way from Bishkek to Issyk-Kul, the road passes a
collection of roadside yurts, kiosks and a few newly built buildings.
The local equivalent of a «motorway café» - the yurts offer a variety
of refreshments - especially the local standard menu items : shashlik,
manti, laghman and so on; the kiosks sell chocolates, cola, bottlesd
water and there are newly built permanent cafes and toilets («eastern»
style). The name means «Cold Water» - there is a freshwater spring with
a statue of a deer adorning it. Top
