A woman shields herself from the intense summer sun in Danghara, southern Tajikistan. The Khatlon region, where Danghara is located, rarely sees foreign visitors, and the locals insist that Danghara is the birthplace of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.

Credits : Hannah McMillen (@the_crease_in_the_atlas, USA)

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