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Agitpunkt by the lake

An old Agitpunkt with a statue of Lenin in a village on Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Agitpunkty were political propaganda centers in charge of the creation and dissemination… [...]

Morning mist over Shah-i-Zinda

While the magic of the site continues to work in the eyes of novices, the many restorations imposed on the necropolis of Shah-i-Zinda in recent years (visible in… [...]

saritag peaks moutain fanns Tajikistan village

Homecoming to Saritag

After her work is done, the villager returns to Saritag. The village is located in the Fann Mountains in Tajikistan. The mountains (also called Fanns) are full of… [...]

Save the child from the pigeons!

A mother carries his child, standing among dozens of pigeons in front of the Sheikh Muslihiddin mausoleum in Khujand. This religious complex was named after Muslihiddin… [...]

Novastan photo exhibition

Inside the mosque in Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan, a town off the beaten tourist track. Credit: Etienne Bellard (France, @etienneblld) This photo will be… [...]

Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan hippie camp

Magical Place

A hippie camp hidden inbetween the trees right next to a Russian military base on Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Credits: Lisa Moeckel (Germany) Find… [...]

Italian dessert out of clay

Two tourists take a selfie in the Kyzylkup valley, in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Oblys. This striking rock formation is popularly known as the Tiramisu Gorge. This is… [...]

Valley of Eden

‘During my two-month hitchhiking trip across Central Asia, the Pamir Mountains stole my heart. In the Wakhan corridor, I stood in front of the Engels Glacier, surrounded… [...]

Pristine whiteness

Trees in bloom and spring snow in harmony on the slopes of the great Chimgan (3309 m) in Uzbekistan. Credits: Hubert-Felix Delattre (France) Find… [...]

The apprentice

On the land surrounding the mountain lake of Song-Köl, children learn the virtuosity of nomadic life during their summer holidays, herding cattle like young adults. Credits : Marco Alvi… [...]

Buddhist temple or mosque?

The colorful Zharkent Mosque is a curiosity. Constructed entirely of wood, the sacred building resembles a Buddhist pagoda, but it is actually a mosque built for the Muslim Uyghurs… [...]