Tag: Kazakhstan
Metro in Almaty
Almaty has the only metro network in Kazakhstan to date – and next to the Uzbek capital Tashkent the second in Central Asia. The local metro was planned in the… [...]
Kuzembaev Logistics
This traffic controller, Kuzembaev didn’t hesitate to crack a smile while waiting for the train to depart. His furry cap and wool coat, courtesy of his employer, Almaty Logistics, keep… [...]
Into the sunset
A boy is riding… [...]
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Dromedary plains
Dromedary camels graze alongside the long, flat road leading from Aktau airport to Aktau city near the Caspian Sea. In Kazakhstan, you can find three types of camels… [...]
Nazarbaev Library
Nazarbaev Library in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan.Credit: Raban Haaijk (Netherlands)… [...]
Meteorite Duo
Above Shymbulak in… [...]
Racing through the corridors
On a train lumbering through the Kazakh desert, the corridor becomes a playground for the restless children onboard. Credit: Ashley et Quentin (France)Find all of our photos… [...]
Singing dune
This dune, more than one hundred metres high, was formed from sand carried by the river Ili in the Altyn-Emel National Park in Kazakhstan. In dry and windy… [...]
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… [...]