Author: Novastan 
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Inside a mosque
Interior of a beautiful 16th century mosque in northern Tajikistan. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Spring dream
From April onwards, snow, which is omnipresent in places, becomes scarce on the sunniest slopes of Kyrgyzstan. The white patches then give way to grasses burnt by the cold of… [...]
Kazakhstan: replenishing the Aral Sea’s fish stocks
Living Asia’s journalists took a trip to the North Aral Sea, in Kazakhstan, where they witnessed the opening of a fish breeding plant, a hatchery. There, they saw the full… [...]
Sunset over Almaty
In Kazakhstan, view of Almaty from the mountains at sunset. Credit: Andy Howe (United Kingdom) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
[Newsletter] Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan march for International Women’s Day
This is a copy of our newsletter dated 8 March 2021. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox every Monday. This newsletter is dedicated to post-Soviet… [...]
Over the hills and far away
A shepherd who has just crossed a pass at 4000 metres to look for a cow that had run away from the herd. Credit: Cyril Caldero (France) Find… [...]
Inauguration
Soon after the inauguration of the newly designed Kamal Khujandi Park, concerts were organized in its wonderfully wood carved terrasses. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find all of our photos of the day … [...]
The seven bulls
The Jety-Oguz valley in Kyrgyzstan is famous for its red rocks that rise up like seven bulls. This is how the Russian writer Ivan Sokolov Mikitov named this rock formation,… [...]
A village in winter
In wintertime, the various landscapes of Kyrgyzstan hide under a covering of snow. In this village close to Kochkor, the inhabitants hide in the warmness of their homes. Credit: Irina… [...]