Author: Novastan 
Novastan
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Rennes − Almaty by bike, one Breton’s crazy journey
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Laurent Mahé, 44, of France decided to ride by bike from Brittany to Kazakhstan. Right before his departure, on the 4th of May, Novastan got… [...]
Vintage Car
An old Soviet car slowly comes to an end in front of its owner’s house in Kyzyl Tuu, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Pierre-Armand Dussex (France) Find… [...]
The Future of the Past – Urbanity in Central Asia: Tashkent and Bishkek
Around 30 participants gathered on 20 November the year before last to discuss facets of Central Asian urbanity as part of the online event “The Future of the Past… [...]
On the Wrong Track
The now disused railway running through Tash-Kömür in Kyrgyzstan. Today the tracks are only used by pedestrians. Credit: Alex Wordley Find… [...]
Rocket-shaped Minaret
The Emin minaret in Turpan, Xinjiang, China, is the tallest minaret in China with a 44 meters height. It was built in the late 18th century and has an… [...]
Carving Wood
Young men carving the wooden column in a traditional way, using chisels. Khiva, Uzbekistan. Credit: Konstantin Novaković Find all of our photos of… [...]
Fresh snow in the Pamirs
The cold weather over night covered the high mountains of the… [...]
Shepherds at the Jeti-Ögüz
A Kyrgyz shepherd with his son drives his herd of sheep past the famous Jeti-Ögüz rocks towards the green mountain meadows. Credit:… [...]
Ismoil Somoni Statue
An unusal view to the Ismoil Somoni Statue at night. The monument is the landmark of Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe and remembers the national… [...]
Underground palaces
Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, was the first city in Central Asia to open a metro, back in Soviet times. The subway stations… [...]