Author: Novastan 
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Piece of choice
At the table, mutton fat is considered to be the best and noblest part of the meat, which is offered to guests to honour them. On the markets, the… [...]
Carpet merchant
To attract tourists, Bukhara merchants display a multitude of small, colorful objects outside their stores: antique chalpan embroidery, tubeteika (headdresses with a wide variety of designs, worn by… [...]
Winter is coming
The moments before sunrise reaches the Takyr Tor glacier on the western edge of Kyrgyzstan’s Ala-Köl lake. Credits : Stephen Lioy (USA, @slioy,… [...]
Sweet Gift
The Chorsu bazaar, once an important stopover on the Silk Road, has remained Tashkent’s main market, despite the growing number of shops and online businesses. Tourists come here for… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 : the results
And the winner is … Kyrgyzstan! This is the main winner of our photo competition, whose theme ‘Frame the Joy’ proved to be a real challenge for the participants. It… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #10
‘In the narrow streets of one of the old city mahallas (neighborhoods) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, this kid encountered the photo-shooting process of the lady in the Uzbek national dress. The… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #9
“After crossing a few regions in the intimacy of shared taxis, under the cottony skies of the old Silk Roads, I finally arrived in the wild heart of Kyrgyzstan. I… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #8
‘Walking past a small bakery in Panjakent (панчакент), Tajikistan, a lovely elderly lady beckoned me in and asked me to take her picture, which absolutely made my day and allowed… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #7
‘At an impressive altitude of 4,020 meters, these kids are playing ‘kids-buzkashi’ in the remote village of Karakul, situated along the legendary Pamir Highway. This high-altitude community is inhabited predominantly… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #6
‘At my guide and friend Turat’s house, on the outskirts of Min-Kush, in Naryn. Here, he is playing with his kids before saying goodbye to them for a few days,… [...]