Tag: Central Asia
Baked Goods
A woman selling bread on the streets of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Credit: Christine Wystup (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. … [...]
Suburbs of Tashkent
In Uzbekistan, the suburbs of Tashkent from the television tower. Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Bank of the Syr Darya
View of one of the banks of the Syr Darya River in central Khujand, Tajikistan. Credit: Gina Bates (United Kingdom) Find all of our photos of… [...]
Lunch hour on the rails
Nurlan unpackages a tightly wrapped bag with his lunch. Passengers on this train bring enough food from home to get them through the ride, and their own sweets to go… [...]
Russian atmosphere
A russian atmosphere in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, with wooden architecture among the birches. Credit: Anir Amsky Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
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Khiva Roofs
In Uzbekistan, the roofs of the old town of Khiva under the hot July sun. Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France) Find all of our photos of the day… [...]
Inside of a Mosque
Interior of a beautiful 16th century mosque and Madrasa in northern Tajikistan. Credit: Simon Masssicotte Find all of our photos of the day. You… [...]
Ali returns home
23 years old Ali Umarov goes inside his home in Sary-Mogol. Ali began working in tourism in the 7th grade. His father Umar Tashbekov was the director of “CBT… [...]
Buunisa Termechikova
Buunisa Termechikova, 58 years old, stands at the ethnological museum in Sary-Mogol, which she started in July 2020 for tourists. Buunisa specialises in making traditional clothing and other felt products. [...]
Ruins and camels
Camels roaming around the ruins of Merv in Turkmenistan, once a major city on the Silk Road. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Credits: Konstantin… [...]
The Ustyurt Plateau
The Ustyurt Plateau with its height of 60 to 130 meters stands out strikingly from its surroundings. The plateau extends over the western part of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. [...]