In this photograph, a woman sits in front of an imposing, elegantly carved gate guarding the entrance to the Hisor site.
Located 27 km south-west of Dushanbe and 8 km south of the town of Hisor, this site is one of Tajikistan’s most important historical sites.

Credit : Pierre-Armand Dussex (nomadsland, Suisse)

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