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Sand peak

An extraordinary natural phenomenon, the sand dune in Kazakhstan’s Altyn-Emel National Park is surrounded by mountains. Credit: Andy Sto (Belgium) Find all of… [...]

A mysterious radar

In Sarytash, in southern Kyrgyzstan near the Tajik border, a military radar that monitored China’s neighbour during the Soviet Union. Credit: Gregoire Ader (France) Find… [...]

Turkmenbasy Turkmenistan Sea Port Caspian

Town entrance

The port city of Turkmenbasy. The city on the Caspian Sea was founded from the Russian settlement of Krasnovodsk and was renamed by President Saparmurat Niyazov in… [...]

In the quiet of the Kyrgyz mountains

Nestled between two mountains, this traditional Kyrgyz cemetery in the Naryn region of central Kyrgyzstan houses the remains of ancestors from the surrounding villages. Credit: Clara Marchaud (France)… [...]