Archaeologists in Kyrgyzstan have discovered the remains of a drowned medieval city that was once a Silk Road hotspot.

Divers exploring Lake Issyk-Kul in the Tianshan Mountains of eastern Kyrgyzstan found the ruins of a sunken city known as ...

The Russian Geographical Society says brick ruins, grain mills and a 13th-century Muslim necropolis at Toru-Aygyr beneath ...

The discovery represents one of the most significant underwater archaeological finds in Central Asia, shedding light on the region's medieval past and the devastating natural forces that shaped its ...

Archaeologists also believe they’ve found a 13th-century Muslim necropolis — a large cemetery typically belonging to an ...

A BREATHTAKING real life Atlantis-style sunken city has been discovered under a lake by boffins – after it was decimated by ...

A newly excavated underwater settlement beneath Lake Issyk-Kul may significantly reshape historians’ understanding of Central ...

Recent archaeological expeditions, which began in the fall of 2025, have focused on the submerged Toru-Aygyr complex located in the northwestern section of Lake Issyk-Kul. The lake itself is the ...

The submerged city, located in the Toru-Aygyr complex near the northwest shore of Lake Issyk Kul, has been the focus of intense archaeological investigation. The team surveyed underwater zones at ...

STORY: Issyk-Kul means "warm lake" in Kyrgyz. The name was given because the water never freezes due to the lake's depth and natural warmth of water. Local resident, Taalay Orozakunov, said he and his ...

Issyk-Kul Lake in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan is surrounded by the snow-capped Tian Shen mountains. It is the second-largest mountain lake in the world behind Lake Titicaca in South America ...

BOKONBAYEVO, Kyrgyzstan (RNS) — On a crisp afternoon in November, Bakyt Choitonbaev picked his way along a narrow trail, pushing through spiky shrubs of ephedra before stopping at a small pool of ...