Tag: Photo of the day
In good company
Camel in the desert of the Aral Sea, near Aralsk, Kazakhstan. Credits : Tristan Bjalon (@tristanbja, France) Find all of our photos of… [...]
Sprinkles of Sheep
Shepherds drive their flocks to the banks of the Naryn River, near Tash-Komür, Kyrgyzstan. [...]
Hisar the beautiful
The Hisar Fortress, located south of the city of Hisar, about 20 kilometres from Dushanbe, is one of Tajikistan’s main historical sites. The site, which is very old and… [...]
Lenin Peak, on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
On the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan stands Lenin Peak rises to an elevation of more than 7,000 metres. This iconic mountain of Central Asia is well-known for being… [...]
The Koukeldash Madrasa in Tashkent
The inner courtyard of the Kukeldash Madrasah in Tashkent appears in a pointed arch opening. Built around 1570 during the reign of the Shaybanid Khan Dervish Khan, it… [...]
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Morning walk
The morning walk for bread in the countryside of the Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan. Credits : Saxon Bosworth (@saxonbosworth, United Kingdom) Find all of our… [...]
The land around the lake
The sumptuous, vibrant colours of Lake Karakul are magnified by the soft brown tones of the desert mountains and the purity of the snow-capped Pamir Mountains peaks. [...]
Patchworks
Leaning over a pile of embroidered fabrics called suzanis, a man wearing an atlas-patterned waistcoat tidies up his shop in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Once an important… [...]
Making room
In Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, a table is set and waiting for the next guests. Credits : Novastan Find all of our… [...]
The Ascension Cathedral in Almaty
The Ascension Cathedral is the largest Orthodox building (56 metres high) built entirely of wood and the second largest in the world. It was this architecture that enabled it… [...]
Work in progress
Two stools, a basin and a knife set the scene in the Meros paper factory, in Kunigil, a village near Samarkand. Over a cup of tea, a craftswoman from… [...]
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… [...]