Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, formerly known as Kirghizia, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. It is bordered by Kazakhstan
Tian Shan Mountains in East Kyrgyzstan
Petroglyphs of local sheep, Sary Kamysh
Tash Rabat, a silk road caravansarai used during the Islamic Golden Age
Turgan Berdike-úlu, first Kyrgyz traveler to Europe - 1906
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of the country, with a population of over 1.2 million. Taji
Kyrgyzstan
…country located in Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and China to the east and southeast. Kyrgyzstan's capital and largest city is Bishkek which lies on the northern border with Kazakhstan…
Ambassador to the Tang dynasty, coming from Kumedh (胡密丹). Wanghuitu circa 650 AD.
The Samanid ruler Mansur I (961–976)
Soviet negotiations with basmachi, 1921
Soviet Tajikistan in 1964