During the cold war Lake Issyk Kul was used as a test site for Soviet submarines and torpedoes. This carries on to this day. The lake is large and deep and does not freeze in winter making it perfect for research purposes. Sanitariums line the shore and were a popular retreat during Soviet times. At the village of Tamga a now neglected sanatorium exists that Yuri Gagarin stayed in after his pioneering space voyage. The village itself is small and pretty, with snow capped mountains to its south and the lake to its north. Crops of apples surround the village with an old Soviet fighter plane on a plinth as one arrives at the northern edge of the village.
Tamga Village.
MIG something or another and Lake Issyk Kul.
Tamga Village.
MIG something or another and Lake Issyk Kul.
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