Tag: Photo of the day
Mr. Driver
A young driver at the Kashgar bazaar in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Credit: Ryad Hitouche (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Returning to Burgan-Suu
Buunisa Termechikova crosses the river Sary-Mogol returning home to the village Burgan-Suu from the ethnological museum in Sary-Mogol. Credit: Danil Usmanov (Kyrgyzstan) To learn more about Danil Usmanov and his work,… [...]
Historical building in a new look
Samarkand, the second largest city of Uzbekistan was connected to the railway at the end of the 19th century. The bulidng of the central station, here behind a fountain… [...]
Wedding photo
A wedding photo shoot in the middle of the Zkazka Canyon, near Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Anna Mordache (France) Find all of… [...]
Remembering a tragic event
In 1948, a devastating earthquake struck Ashgabat razing the city to the ground with estimated casualties equivalent to almost 10% of the Turkmen population at the time. A gigantic sculpture… [...]
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Inside of a Mosque
Interior of a beautiful 16th century mosque and Madrasa in northern Tajikistan. Credit: Simon Masssicotte Find all of our photos of the day. [...]
Ali returns home
23 years old Ali Umarov goes inside his home in Sary-Mogol. Ali began working in tourism in the 7th grade. His father Umar Tashbekov was the director of “CBT… [...]
Karakol sunset
A bike ride under the sunset of Karakol. Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany) This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the lens of …”, where we present photographers from… [...]
Direction Paradise
A rest area between Bishkek and Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan. Credit : Antonin Lechat (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Fish Factory of Urga
The former fish factory of Urga at Sudoche Lake in Karakalpakstan in western Uzbekistan, existed until the 1920s. In addition, the village Urga existed until the middle of the… [...]