Portrait of a camel struck by the wind in the Aral Sea Desert, near Aral, in south-western Kazakhstan. The Bactrian camel is native to the steppes of Central Asia. Its thick wool fur and unique anatomy allow it to survive in extreme continental climates.

Credits: Tristan Bjalon (France, @tristanbja)

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Two tourists take a selfie in the Kyzylkup valley, in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Oblys. This striking rock formation is popularly known as the Tiramisu Gorge. This is no coincidence, since the differently colored clay layers are strongly reminiscent of the famous Italian dessert.

Credits: Balzhan & Axel Monse (Germany, @infoshymkent)

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Defying the freezing cold, someone has decided to hung up his laundry in front of the snowy and deserted mountain landscape somewhere between Bishkek and Osh.

Credits: Martin Scheer (@martin.j.sc, Germany)

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At specific times of the year, you can trek from Shymbulak to the foot of the Bogdanovich Glacier in Kazakhstan, where surreal ice formations await.

As sunlight filters through, the shifting shapes and hues create a mesmerizing spectacle, leaving visitors in awe of nature’s artistry.

Credits: Tommaso Aguzzi (@tomaguzzi, Italy)

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Hours of driving through the Karakum Desert lead to Yangykala Canyon. Millions of years ago, this mesmerizing natural wonder was the seabed of the ancient Tethys Ocean. Its fiery red ridges and endless shades of sandstone feel like stepping into another world. (Balkan province, north-west Turkmenistan)

Credits: Tommaso Aguzzi (Italie, @tomaguzzi)

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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 or with pack donkeys. The “green lake”, or Sabzi Kul, lies three kilometres after the last house in Dzhizev.

Credits: The Editorial

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Jump into Issyk-Kul / Unchanging childhood: The opportunity to jump into the water wherever and whenever, into the sea, the river, the lake, over and over again.

Credits: Grégoire Chesnot (@greg_che, France)

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The Zhumbaktas (in Kazakh: Mysterious Stone) is a oddly shaped sandstone rock that rises up right in the middle of the Lake Burabay in northern Kazakhstan. You can see from one direction an illustration of a beautiful woman in the Zhumbaktas Rock. If you walk further along the shore you can recognize at the other side of the rock an face of an older woman.

Credits: Balzhan & Axel Monse (Germany)

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As spring arrives in southern Kazakhstan, the wild, delicate tulips begin to bloom across the vast green steppe, adding colorful splashes to the endless meadows.

Credits: Balzhan & Axel Monse (Germany)

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The cold weather over night covered the high mountains of the Pamirs with fresh snow.Credit: Fiona Smith (Germany)

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At about 40 minutes by car from Bishkek, you can find the breathtaking sights of Ala-Archa National Park. For the braver ones, there is an even more rewarding scenery of a frozen waterfall at the end of a difficult hiking path.

Credit: Ana-Maria Andreea Anghelescu

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