Lake
Alexsander’s lake
View of turquoise-blue Lake Iskanderkul in western Tajikistan. Legend has it that Alexander the Great’s horse drowned here. However, it could not have been Bucephalus, Alexander’s famous horse, which… [...]
The green lake
Dzhizev is a village far from the road that follows the Bartang. It is reached by an eight-kilometre trail that can only be travelled on foot… [...]
Breakdown in Song Kul
An old broken down Audi is being repaired at the Song Kul… [...]
Stars Lighting
A night near the Son Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan.Credit: Ryad Hitouche (France)… [...]
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In southern Kyrgyzstan, where the Pamir mountain range begins, there is a magical landscape around the Tulpar-Kul lakes. Credit: Josephine Kjaer (Denmark) Find… [...]