Category: Photo of the day
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Call to Prayer
An imam talking on the phone at the Hazrat-Hyzr mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Credit: Woudenberg Lindo (France) Find all of our photos of the… [...]
Waste logistics at the Bazaar
The constant hustle and bustle of the Panshanbe Bazaar in Khujand results in a lot of waste. Larger rubbish trucks cannot get through the narrow alleys, so disposal is organised… [...]
Remote Village
The village of Kyzyl Oi is located between the Son Kul lake and the Too Ashuu pass. The access road is very bad and life is difficult. But… [...]
Blue like the Sky
The tiles decorating the Islam Khodja minaret in the Uzbek city of Khiva are reminiscent of the blue of the sky. Credit: Akbar Ibragimov (Uzbekistan) Find… [...]
Scene from a Kulobi Wedding
After a 3 hour car journey filled with German ‘80s pop music to the house of the groom, a translator, in Kulob. After being fed a plentiful amount of… [...]
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Non-Seller
A woman selling non, traditional Uzbek bread baked in the Tandir oven in Bukhara’s Kolkhoz Bazaar, Uzbekistan. Foto: Konstantin Novaković (Serbia) Find all of our… [...]
Fortresses and Walls
The archaeological site of Ayaz-Kala in Uzbekistan houses three fortresses with imposing mud-brick walls. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our photos… [...]
In the Kotchkor Valley
The trekking route leads through the Kotchkor-Valley in Kyrgyzstan along some summer pastures (jailoos) to the high mountain lake Kol-Ykok and to the Kitchkine Pass at 3,885m. Credit :… [...]
Grandma and Granddaughter
A family lives in a Djailoo (mountain summer pasture) in the Kelemche region, near Lake Son Kul in Kyrgyzstan. In winter the living conditions are harsh. The isolated farm… [...]
Monumental mosaic
Monumental mosaic in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.Credit: Anir Amsky Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]