Tag: Bishkek
At the registry office in Bishkek
For many… [...]
A decanter of ayran
In an ethno-tourist restaurant in Bishkek, a young waiter brings a jar of ayran, a refreshing sour milk drink in summer. Credit: Pierre-Armand Dussex (France) Find all… [...]
Sundays in the Oak Tree Park
The large green areas and boulevards in the centre of Bishkek are a popular place for families and couples to take a walk or spend their free time. Credit: Michael… [...]
Kyrgyzstan: Poverty hides behind Bishkek’s smog
As winter arrives in Bishkek, the sun does not shine on Kyrgyzstan’s capital city and the inhabitants have to live in a constant cloud. This is no… [...]
Graffiti in the sun
The city’s canals of Bishkek, most of which are now dry, have been taken over by graffiti artists from the Kyrgyz Capital. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find… [...]
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Plane monument
This plane monument gave its name to a… [...]
The Konorchok canyon
The Konorchok canyon in the Chuy valley, on the road from Bishkek to Issyk-Kul, has a spectacular geology, due to the erosion of particularly soft yellow and ochre… [...]
Graffiti art
The countless graffiti in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital, under the sun.Credit: Simon Massicotte (Italy) Find all of our photos… [...]
Bishkek National Museum of Fine Arts
The Kyrgyz capital still offers many examples of Soviet-era architecture to its visitors, such as the National Museum of Fine Arts in Bishkek, a work of the architect Djenkhenbayev from… [...]
Being 20 years old in Bishkek
Portrait of a young man in the center of Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find all of our photos of the… [...]
