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A touch of blue

In Tajikistan, hidden among the mountains, Lake Iskanderkul reveals its characteristic turquoise colour. Credits: Pierre-Armand Dussex (Switzerland) Find all of our photos of… [...]

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Cows on the Ili

A herd of cows has taken over the sandbanks that emerge around the piers of the Qonayev Bridge. This bridge is the only one crossing the Ili along… [...]

Carrier horse

A break for horses by the Yellow Lake, Saryköl, in the Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz people rely heavily on horses in their daily lives: they ferment mare’s milk to… [...]

Sunrise by the lake

Sunrise at Son-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. In summer, inhabited by nomads who build yurts to accommodate tourists but especially to tend the summer pastures there. Horses are used… [...]

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Crossing the mighty river Irtysh

For a long time, the ferry across the Irtysh River near the village of Kaznakovka was the only connection between the towns on the western and eastern shores of… [...]

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Homecoming to Saritag

After her work is done, the villager returns to Saritag. The village is located in the Fann Mountains in Tajikistan. The mountains (also called Fanns) are full of… [...]

Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan hippie camp

Magical Place

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

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Yurt camp on the high plateau

At the end of summer it is not uncommon for snow to fall on the high plateau around Lake Son Kul in Kyrgyzstan. By the end of August, the… [...]

Karakul Village and Its Lake

A breathtaking view of the picturesque village of Karakul, located at an altitude of 4000 meters, on the shores of the lake of the same name in Tajikistan. [...]

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… [...]