Esik
Encyclopedia
Esik is a town in the Almaty Province
of Kazakhstan
, the administrative center of Enbekshikazakh District
. It is located on the Issyk River
, at the foot of the Tian Shan
, 53 km east of Almaty
and 112 km over the mountains from Issyk Kul Lake. It was founded by Cossacks in 1858 as stanitsa
Nadezhdinskaya. The Issyk kurgan
of the famous "Golden Man" is nearby.
The nearby Issyk Lake
(not to be confused with the much greater Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan
) is mostly famous for the way it was created (as a result of an ancient natural landslide damming a valley), destroyed (another natural landslide destroying that dam in 1963, with a subsequent damage to the city of Esik as well), and re-created (with human help).
OCAP (Organization and Community Assistance Program) volunteers in Kazakhstan during their initial training. 20 families hosted the volunteers for 3 months, beginning with their arrival in the country in August 2008.
Almaty Province
Almaty is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taldykorgan, which has a population of 118,400. The province itself has 1,603,700 people.-Geography:...
of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, the administrative center of Enbekshikazakh District
Enbekshikazakh District
Enbekshikazakh District is a district of Almaty Province in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is Esik town....
. It is located on the Issyk River
Issyk River
The Issyk River is a river in Kazakhstan that crosses the Issyk Lake and the town of Esik....
, at the foot of the Tian Shan
Tian Shan
The Tian Shan , also spelled Tien Shan, is a large mountain system located in Central Asia. The highest peak in the Tian Shan is Victory Peak , ....
, 53 km east of Almaty
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
and 112 km over the mountains from Issyk Kul Lake. It was founded by Cossacks in 1858 as stanitsa
Stanitsa
Stanitsa is a village inside a Cossack host . Stanitsas were the primary unit of Cossack hosts.Historically, the stanitsa was a unit of economic and political organisation of the Cossack peoples primarily in the southern regions of the Russian Empire.Much of the land was held in common by the...
Nadezhdinskaya. The Issyk kurgan
Issyk kurgan
The Issyk kurgan, in south-eastern Kazakhstan, less than 20 km east from the Talgar alluvial fan, near Issyk, is a burial mound discovered in 1969. It has a height of six meters and a circumference of sixty meters. It is dated to the 4th or 3rd century BC . A notable item is a silver cup...
of the famous "Golden Man" is nearby.
Issyk Lake
Issyk Lake is a lake in Kazakhstan fed by the Issyk River. It is different from Issyk-Kul Lake.The lake is mostly famous for the way it was created , destroyed , and re-created .-External...
(not to be confused with the much greater Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
) is mostly famous for the way it was created (as a result of an ancient natural landslide damming a valley), destroyed (another natural landslide destroying that dam in 1963, with a subsequent damage to the city of Esik as well), and re-created (with human help).
US Peace Corps
Esik served as the host community for the 20th group of US Peace CorpsPeace Corps
The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...
OCAP (Organization and Community Assistance Program) volunteers in Kazakhstan during their initial training. 20 families hosted the volunteers for 3 months, beginning with their arrival in the country in August 2008.
