Author: Novastan 
Novastan
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Boat Ride with a view
A pedal boat ride on a lake in the city center of Almaty, Kazakhstan, offers views of Mount Kok Tobe and the… [...]
Back to school in Kyrgyzstan
On their first day of school, the students are given a long, sanctimonious speech by the police about the importance of respecting the law and the rules. She then follows… [...]
City history in the park
Several busts in a park on the southern bank of the Syr-Darya in Khujand, Tajikistan, remind of important personalities in the history of the city – for example the… [...]
Moving the camp
The semi-nomadic herders of Son Kul in Kyrgyzstan regularly move their yurts. During the summer months, they go to the same locations each year and, several times during the… [...]
Statue in Kashgar
This statue of Mao Zedong in Kashgar, Xinjiang, is the second largest in the world. Credit: The editorialFind all of our photos… [...]
Symbolic dome
The unique dome of the Gur Emir Mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, has 64 evenly spaced ribs, each of which is supposed to represent one year of the Prophet Mohammed’s… [...]
Tashkent South Station
The entrance hall at the South Station of the Uzbek capital Tashkent, which was built just a few years ago, mixes elements of Soviet and Islamic architecture. Credit : Justine… [...]
Aralsk: Pictures of the Vanished Aral Sea
A PLACE IN CENTRAL ASIA – A victim of one of the greatest ecological catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Aral Sea, which is located in northern Uzbekistan and western… [...]
Traditional bread
A bread-maker taking out some traditional Naan bread from the oven near the city of Turpan in the center of the Uyghur region of western China. Credit: Editorial Team… [...]