During medieval times, Lake Issyk-Kul was the site of a stop-over settlement on the Silk Route, the historic network that connected Europe and Asia.
The legend of Atlantis tells us that the world may be dotted with lost settlements – and scientists may have just discovered one.
Explorers at the Russian Academy of Sciences have found 'traces of a submerged city' beneath Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzsta... [4090 chars]