Kyrgyz Eagles

Kyrgyz hunters ride horses with golden eagles during the Traditional Eagle Hunting Salbuurun Festival on the southern shore of Issyk-Kul lake, 213km (132 miles) southeast of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. [Vladimir Voronin/AP Photo]

Kyrgyzstan is in the middle of Asia, just west of the giant desert that forms most of western China.

Kyrgyzstan

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