Road Archives https://novastan.org/en/tag/road/ Read all the news and analysis from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:28:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://novastan.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/08/cropped-Logo_2_2000-1700-300DPI-32x32.png Road Archives https://novastan.org/en/tag/road/ 32 32 Pause in the Heart of the Steppes https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/pause-in-the-heart-of-the-steppes/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/pause-in-the-heart-of-the-steppes/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:00:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=47450 Pause in the Heart of the Steppes

A herd of horses crosses a remote road in the vast Kazakh steppes. A typical rural scene where animals roam freely. Credits: Tommaso Aguzzi (@tomaguzzi, Italy)

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A herd of horses crosses a remote road in the vast Kazakh steppes.

A typical rural scene where animals roam freely.

Credits: Tommaso Aguzzi (@tomaguzzi, Italy)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/pause-in-the-heart-of-the-steppes/feed/ 0 Pamiri Odometer https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/pamiri-odometer/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/pamiri-odometer/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=47218 Pamiri Odometer

On the road in the Pamirs in Tajikistan. This sign which shows the kilometers to Dushanbe, Kulob or Darvoz has already experienced many drivers and winters in icy heights. Credits: Fiona Smith (Germany)

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On the road in the Pamirs in Tajikistan.

This sign which shows the kilometers to Dushanbe, Kulob or Darvoz has already experienced many drivers and winters in icy heights.

Credits: Fiona Smith (Germany)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/pamiri-odometer/feed/ 0 The A365 road https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/the-a365-road/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/the-a365-road/#respond Wed, 13 Oct 2021 03:35:56 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=40942 The A365 road

The road between the Chuy valley and the Orto Tokoy reservoir crosses high plateaus which, due to the foehn wind, receive very little precipitation during the winter.Credit: Pierre-Armand Dussex (France)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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The road between the Chuy valley and the Orto Tokoy reservoir crosses high plateaus which, due to the foehn wind, receive very little precipitation during the winter.Credit: Pierre-Armand Dussex (France)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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The state of the roads in Kyrgyzstan considerably lengthens the travel time. Permanent potholes, damaged or non-existent pavement, landslides are as many challenges offered to the drivers. Especially since sometimes, a heterogeneous traffic comes to disturb a little more the traffic. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more photos from the series here. Find all of our photos of […]

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The state of the roads in Kyrgyzstan considerably lengthens the travel time. Permanent potholes, damaged or non-existent pavement, landslides are as many challenges offered to the drivers. Especially since sometimes, a heterogeneous traffic comes to disturb a little more the traffic. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more photos from the series here. Find all of our photos of the day here.

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/shared-road/feed/ 0 On the road between Khiva and Bukhara https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/on-the-road-between-khiva-and-bukhara/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/on-the-road-between-khiva-and-bukhara/#respond Sun, 01 Aug 2021 03:58:49 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=40715 On the road between Khiva and Bukhara

A petrol station on the road between Khiva and Bukhara in Uzbekistan. Credit: Charlotte Bonin (France)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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A petrol station on the road between Khiva and Bukhara in Uzbekistan. Credit: Charlotte Bonin (France)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Discussion between driver and rider in Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Cyril Caldero (France)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Discussion between driver and rider in Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Cyril Caldero (France)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/chat-on-the-road/feed/ 0 Along the river https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/along-the-river/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/along-the-river/#respond Mon, 26 Jul 2021 02:00:30 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=40682 Along the river

On the road between Ayni and Dushanbe. Credit: Gina Bates (England)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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On the road between Ayni and Dushanbe. Credit: Gina Bates (England)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Waiting on the Pamir Road in Tajikistan. Credit: Ryad Hitouche (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Waiting on the Pamir Road in Tajikistan. Credit: Ryad Hitouche (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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In north-eastern Turkmenistan, a Moskvitch 2140 on the M37 highway heading towards Turkmenabat. Unlike in the capital city, infrastructure throughout the rest of the country is in poor condition and mostly dating from the Soviet period. Credit: Konstantin Novaković (Serbia) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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In north-eastern Turkmenistan, a Moskvitch 2140 on the M37 highway heading towards Turkmenabat. Unlike in the capital city, infrastructure throughout the rest of the country is in poor condition and mostly dating from the Soviet period.

Credit: Konstantin Novaković (Serbia)

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