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Kyrgyzstan is the fourth most mountainous country in the world, sitting at an average elevation of 2,989 meters (9,805 feet), with a snow leopard population estimated at 300-400 individuals living ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 17 (UNHCR) - Violence in southern Kyrgyzstan has forced an estimated 300,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere in the country. This is in addition to some ...

Wushi county has a population of 205,000 people, according to China’s latest census in 2020. Heavy tremors were felt in cities hundreds of miles away, including the Silk Road oasis of Kashgar ...

The landfill was built in 1978 and was designed for a population of around 400,000 people. Kyrgyzstan’s capital is home to more than 1 million and is growing fast. Now, a new pit has been built. City ...

By comparison, neighboring Kazakhstan -- a country with nearly three times the population of Kyrgyzstan -- has only 12 state madrasahs, including three for girls and women.