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Maqsud

‘The man in the photo is Maqsud, a Tajik shepherd who lives with his family during the summer near the Kukjar Pass, a remote region of Gorno-Badakhshan. Next to… [...]

Lake Song-Köl

In Kyrgyzstan, Mambeth, a young shepherd, watches the herds graze in the distance. His yurt camp is ideally located above Lake Song-Köl on good grassland. Lake Song-Köl lies… [...]

Info Shymkent - Sheep shirting at the Jeti-Ögüz

Shepherds at the Jeti-Ögüz

A Kyrgyz shepherd with his son drives his herd of sheep past the famous Jeti-Ögüz rocks towards the green mountain meadows. Credit:… [...]

Young shepherd on horseback

This boy and his father are driving their herd of sheep on a road in the Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan in winter. Credit: Pierre-Armand Dussex (France) Find all of… [...]