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

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A hippie camp hidden inbetween the trees right next to a Russian military base on Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.

Credits: Lisa Moeckel (Germany)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/magical-place/feed/ 0 A dip in the Issyk-Kul https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/a-dip-in-the-issyk-kul/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/a-dip-in-the-issyk-kul/#respond Sat, 21 Sep 2024 05:45:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=46744 A dip in the Issyk-Kul

Everyone bathes as they please in the Issyk-Kul! Credits : Simone Bergonzi (@simobergz, Italy)

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Everyone bathes as they please in the Issyk-Kul!

Credits : Simone Bergonzi (@simobergz, Italy)

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To the south of Lake Issyk-Kul lies a fairytale valley: Skazka or Fairytale canyon. This enchanting place has certainly stimulated the imagination of mystics and dreamers. In these varied and astonishing shapes created in the red sandstone by erosion, legend sees the petrified bodies of several dragons. This photograph was therefore taken in the bowels […]

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To the south of Lake Issyk-Kul lies a fairytale valley: Skazka or Fairytale canyon. This enchanting place has certainly stimulated the imagination of mystics and dreamers. In these varied and astonishing shapes created in the red sandstone by erosion, legend sees the petrified bodies of several dragons. This photograph was therefore taken in the bowels of a dragon.

Credits : Zoé Toulouse (France)

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The north shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan has been renowned for its tourist facilities since Soviet times. Located on the wilder south shore of the lake, this ruined vacation resort has not enjoyed the same success. Crédits : Lisa Moeckel (Germany)

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The north shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan has been renowned for its tourist facilities since Soviet times. Located on the wilder south shore of the lake, this ruined vacation resort has not enjoyed the same success.

Crédits : Lisa Moeckel (Germany)

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Fotoshooting at the Fairtyale-Canyon at Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Credit : Lisa Moeckel (Germany)

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Fotoshooting at the Fairtyale-Canyon at Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Credit : Lisa Moeckel (Germany)

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