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Behind the wall

In Samarkand, a wall separates the Gur-e-Amir, from the popular district of Iskanderov in which it was located until 2009. This house narrowly escaped demolition. Despite criticism, the Uzbek… [...]

Temur in the park

As if it wanted to control the weather and to dominate the raging storm, the statue of Amir Temur stretches his hands toward the sky and clouds over the… [...]

A mosaïc wall

This mosaic adorns the wall along Registan Avenue in Samarkand. The wall only dates from 2009 but the mosaics give it, in the eyes of tourists, a Soviet past. [...]

Bridge over Naryn

Kapital’nyy bridge at the south-eastern end of Tash-Kömür. Nowadays, the bridge is predominantly used by shepherds taking their sheep to be watered. Credits : Alex Wordley (@alexwordley) Find… [...]

Nooruz, celebrated in the streets of Dushanbe

Nooruz (literally “New Day”) is officially celebrated on March 21 in all the countries of the former Persian Empire and particularly in Central Asia. In Tajikistan,… [...]

Spring time is tulip time in Kazakhstan

As spring arrives in southern Kazakhstan, the wild, delicate tulips begin to bloom across the vast green steppe, adding colorful splashes to the endless meadows. Credits:… [...]

Mosque in Kashgar

Photo: our Editorial The iconic yellow painted Id Kah Mosque of the city of Kashgar, which does not see many worshippers these days. Find… [...]

Lada towards the Horizon

Not an uncommon image: a Lada on the road through the mountains on the route between Osh and Bishkek Lada towards the Horizon on the road somewhere between Osh… [...]

Snowy Summits

View of Tian Shan Mountains from Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. Photo: Lisa Moeckel (Germany) Find all of our photos of the day. [...]

Anzob Tunnel

In a short time, the Anzob Tunnel became the central core of Tajikistan’s main transport axis between the two parts of the country, the capital Dushanbe… [...]