In 2013 Sue Bathurst went to Kyrgyzstan to ride a horse in the jailoo – the nomads’ mountain pastures. She fell in love with the country, sometimes described as the most beautiful country in ...

High in the Tian Shen mountains, 1,000 once-nomadic villagers lead the timeless life of the jailoo, the alpine pastures grazed by prized horse herds and stalked by tamed hunting eagles.

The curved walls are festooned with fairytale characters. A whiteboard stands at one end. This yurt has been converted into something new for semi-nomadic Kyrgyz who spend the warmer months on the ...

One such model is the Jailoo Kindergarten, initiated by the Aga Khan Foundation in Kyrgyzstan in partnership with the government. This model ensures that children who accompany their families to ...