Tag: Kyrgyzstan
Players in action
Kok Boru players at the Issyk-Kul Lake in… [...]
Fall in Kyrgyzstan
A view of a surreal mountainscape on the road between Bishkek and Tokmok near the Alamedin Mountains, Kyrgyzstan. Photo: Nils Dörling Find all of our… [...]
High valleys north of Son Kul
The Kelemche valley runs parallel to the northern shore of Lake Son Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Several passes at an altitude of more than 3400 metres are sometimes… [...]
Vintage Car
An old Soviet car slowly comes to an end in front of its owner’s house in Kyzyl Tuu, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Pierre-Armand Dussex (France) Find… [...]
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On the Wrong Track
The now disused railway running through Tash-Kömür in Kyrgyzstan. Today the tracks are only used by pedestrians. Credit: Alex Wordley Find… [...]
Shepherds at the Jeti-Ögüz
A Kyrgyz shepherd with his son drives his herd of sheep past the famous Jeti-Ögüz rocks towards the green mountain meadows. Credit:… [...]
Milking mares in Son Kul
At sunset the semi-nomadic shepherds of Son Kul gather their livestock. This is the time when the mares are milked to make the famous… [...]
In the Village of the Yurt Makers
In the 1400-strong village of Kysyl-Tuu on the southern shore of Lake Yssyk Kul. three quarters of the population work yurts. Credit: Michael Wellhausen (Germany) Find… [...]
Remote Village
The village of Kyzyl Oi is located between the Son Kul lake and the Too Ashuu pass. The access road is very bad and life is difficult. But… [...]
In the Kotchkor Valley
The trekking route leads through the Kotchkor-Valley in Kyrgyzstan along some summer pastures (jailoos) to the high mountain lake Kol-Ykok and to the Kitchkine Pass at 3,885m. Credit :… [...]
Grandma and Granddaughter
A family lives in a Djailoo (mountain summer pasture) in the Kelemche region, near Lake Son Kul in Kyrgyzstan. In winter the living conditions are harsh. The isolated farm… [...]