Tag: Photo of the day
Fann Mountains
In Tajikistan, the ochre hues of the Fann Mountains meet the green water of the Iskander River. Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France) Find all… [...]
The eternal flame
The eternal flame in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat. Turkmenistan is rich in natural reserves such as oil and natural gas, the export of which contributes significantly to the national economy. [...]
Lake and horizon
The blue of the Aral Sea, here on the Uzbek side, seems to mix with the clear sky on the horizon. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our photos… [...]
Rest after effort
Aziz rests after driving his family’s cattle on horseback. From the series ’Swallows in my world’. Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany) This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the… [...]
Abdilla’s Family
Abdilla Tashbekov and his family during a lunch in their house in Sary-Mogol. Since 2012, Abdilla has been the director of CBT Sary-Mogol. He used to work mainly in… [...]
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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… [...]
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… [...]