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The Burana Tower, located in the Chüy Valley on the outskirts of Bishkek, is a minaret that forms part of the remains of the city of Balasagun (9th century). It is the setting for a legend reminiscent of Sleeping Beauty: a witch warned a king that his daughter would die when she turned eighteen, so […]

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The Burana Tower, located in the Chüy Valley on the outskirts of Bishkek, is a minaret that forms part of the remains of the city of Balasagun (9th century). It is the setting for a legend reminiscent of Sleeping Beauty: a witch warned a king that his daughter would die when she turned eighteen, so the king built a tall tower to house his daughter. However, on her eighteenth birthday, a spider bit the young girl and she died as predicted. No Prince Charming here ….

Credits: Zoé Toulouse (France)

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Yaks graze peacefully at the foot of the mountains surrounding Lake Song-Köl. Credits : Lucas Fita (@lucasfita_notes, Portugal)

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Yaks graze peacefully at the foot of the mountains surrounding Lake Song-Köl.

Credits : Lucas Fita (@lucasfita_notes, Portugal)

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Kapital’nyy bridge at the south-eastern end of Tash-Kömür. Nowadays, the bridge is predominantly used by shepherds taking their sheep to be watered. Credits : Alex Wordley (@alexwordley)

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Kapital’nyy bridge at the south-eastern end of Tash-Kömür. Nowadays, the bridge is predominantly used by shepherds taking their sheep to be watered.

Credits : Alex Wordley (@alexwordley)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/bridge-over-naryn/feed/ 0 Plastic bottles https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/plastic-bottles/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/plastic-bottles/#respond Fri, 11 Jun 2021 03:10:25 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=40518 Plastic bottles

Ubiquitous in the city, recyclers search through the trash for plastic bottles. Recently, their business face competition from the city which installed dozens of plastic-bottle bins. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Ubiquitous in the city, recyclers search through the trash for plastic bottles. Recently, their business face competition from the city which installed dozens of plastic-bottle bins.

Credit: Simon Massicotte

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/plastic-bottles/feed/ 0 In search of horses in the wild https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/in-search-of-horses-in-the-wild/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/in-search-of-horses-in-the-wild/#respond Thu, 29 Apr 2021 03:00:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=40220 In search of horses in the wild

Nurlan leaves his mountain hut to find out what is happening to his horses, which are left to roam freely on the steppes. In Kyrgyzstan, most of the mountain livestock are free to roam as they wish. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more photos from the series here. Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Nurlan leaves his mountain hut to find out what is happening to his horses, which are left to roam freely on the steppes. In Kyrgyzstan, most of the mountain livestock are free to roam as they wish.

Credit: Antoine Béguier (France)

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Rare shepherds remain by the mountains until the middle of September. Men and women then have to face more difficult conditions and the riders have to keep a constant watch on the flocks of sheep in case of wolf attacks. Credit: Cyril Caldero (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Rare shepherds remain by the mountains until the middle of September. Men and women then have to face more difficult conditions and the riders have to keep a constant watch on the flocks of sheep in case of wolf attacks.

Credit: Cyril Caldero (France)

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