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Barbecue at Murghab
In the garden restaurant Gyzylkum on the banks of the Murghab River near Mary, in Turkmenistan. In the dark smoke, delicacies of meat and fish are… [...]
Back to School in Kyrgyzstan
A primary school teacher teaches her students at the start of the new school year in the remote village of Ak Shirak in Kyrgyzstan. Although the start of the school… [...]
Unusual Perspective
Unusual perspective in the “Nur Alem” building, which was built for Expo 2017 in the Kazakh capital Nur Sultan, is the largest spherical building in the world. Credit :… [...]
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… [...]
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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… [...]