Tag: Photo of the day
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… [...]
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… [...]
Pilaf with the family
Buunisa Termechikova eating pilaf with her daughter and guests at her home in Burgan-Suu village. She is director of the Ethnological museum in Sary Mogol. Her guest house is… [...]
Kazakh stone graves
A Kazakh cemetery on the Ustyurt plateau in western Uzbekistan, probably already several hundred years old. As nomads, the Kazakhs probably also used fixed places to bury their dead… [...]
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Cow milking
Going out as a couple to milk the cows. Credit : Cyril Caldero (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Fann Mountains
In Tajikistan, the ochre hues of the Fann Mountains meet the green water of the Iskander River. Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France)… [...]
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… [...]
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… [...]
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… [...]
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… [...]
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… [...]