Author: Novastan 
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The thousand islands
The many islands of Lake Sudochye in Western Uzbekistan: сountless small elevations, overgrown with reeds, rise out of the lake. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our photos… [...]
Slide pleasure
Visitors enjoy this water slide at a park in the Kazakh city of Shymkent Credit: Raban Haaijk (Netherlands) Find all of our photos of the day… [...]
Passion for Kok-Boru
Every year during Nowruz festivities, Kyrgyzstan’s best Kok Boru teams gather with their supporters for a national competition at the Bishkek racecourse. The Novastan team wishes everyone a… [...]
Towers of stone
Directly next to the fortress Gyaur Kala at the edge of Nukus, in western Uzbekistan, there is the cemetery Mizdakhan, which dates back to pre-Islamic times. The mosque, whose… [...]
[Newsletter] Kyrgyz parliament approves referendum on 11 April
This is a copy of our newsletter dated 15 March 2021. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox every Monday. This newsletter is dedicated to post-Soviet… [...]
Turkmen flags
National flags of Turkmenistan waving in the wind on Independence Square in central Ashgabat, Turkmen capital city. Credit: Konstantin Novakovic (Serbia) Find all of… [...]
Waiting for the end of the market
Merchants wait as best they can for the end of the cattle market in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more pictures from the series here. Find all of… [...]
Circus in an UFO
The nearly fifty year old circus of Bishkek is unique, not only because of his special architecture. Credit: Anir Amsky Find all of our photos of the day… [...]
Hyperboloid
Hyperboloid construction of a water tower dating back to 1920s in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Credit: Konstantin Novakovic (Serbia) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
School uniform
Most of the kyrgyz elementary schools require their pupils to wear a school uniform. Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany) This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the lens of… [...]
View from the pool
In Turkmenistan, in the capital Ashgabat, a view through the roof of a 5-star hotel’s swimming pool. Credit: Pierre Ragolski (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]