Tag: Photo of the day
Closed town
Considered as a “closed town” in Soviet times due to the production of bacteriological and atomic weapons, Stepnogorsk is now a peaceful little town in the north-east of Kazakhstan,… [...]
Collecting wood
Asel collects wood which her family is storaging in front of her house. Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany) This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the lens of …”,… [...]
Gold-plated statue
Gold-plated statue of a former authoritarian president Saparmurat Niyazov revolving in direction of the sun placed on the top of Neutrality Monument. Credit: Konstantin Novaković (Serbia) Find all of… [...]
Traditional painting
The ceilings of the Arbob Palace in Khujand, hand-painted with natural pigments, contribute to the permanent existence of traditional Tajik ceiling paintings. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find all of our… [...]
In search of horses in the wild
Nurlan leaves his mountain hut to find out what is happening to his horses, which are left to roam freely on the steppes. In Kyrgyzstan, most of the mountain livestock… [...]
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Sunbathing
A well-camouflaged lizard sunbathing on a gravestone at an old Kazakh cemetery on the Ustyurt plateau in western Uzbekistan. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our photos of… [...]
Marching guardsmen
Marching guardsmen in front of the Eternal glory monument in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Credit: Konstantin Novaković (Serbia) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Car and lake
A soviet car parked on the shore of the Song-Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Anir Amsky Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Street scene
You can find many styles of architecture in Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan. Credit: Marek Felten (Germany) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Herd of yaks
A large herd of yaks on the Pamir highlands, at an altitude of over 3000m in Tajikistan. Crédit: Christine Wystup (France) Find all of our photos of the day… [...]
After a round of kok-boru
In Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of a kok-boru training session, a player’s horse rears. Popular in most of Central Asia, this game consists in catching a goat carcass on the… [...]