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Kok Boru in the Chong Kemin Valley

The Chong Kemin Valley lies at the heart of the natural park of the same name. Located to the north, around 93 miles from Bishkek, this 303,000-acre park was… [...]

Pristine whiteness

Trees in bloom and spring snow in harmony on the slopes of the great Chimgan (3309 m) in Uzbekistan. Credits: Hubert-Felix Delattre (France) Find… [...]

Snow over Burabay

Snow has fallen on the Burabay mountains and lake. Very popular with city dwellers in summer, but rather neglected in winter, the Burabay State National Nature Park was created… [...]

Towards the light

Horsemen ride through the snow-covered mountains of the Western Tian-Shan. In the background, icy Lake Song-Köl. Kyrgyzstan, April 2024. Credits : E.S. Find… [...]

Lunch at the summit

A family is having a lunch break on the Kamchik Pass, at 2268m. Despite the snow and the cold, they eat sitting on the ground on a traditional tablecloth. [...]

Spring snow

From the fortress of Yamchoun, the view stretches far out over the Wakhan corridor with its still snow-capped peaks, as well as the free-flowing meanders of the… [...]

Snow in the president’s Park

Fresh snow in the Pamirs

The cold weather over night covered the high mountains of the… [...]

Spring dream

From April onwards, snow, which is omnipresent in places, becomes scarce on the sunniest slopes of Kyrgyzstan. The white patches then give way to grasses burnt by the cold of… [...]

Snowy

Rare shepherds remain by the mountains until the middle of September. Men and women then have to face more difficult conditions and the riders have to keep a constant watch… [...]

Colourful Accents

Against the white of the snow in the Jyrgalan Valley in eastern Kyrgyzstan, the clothes on the clothesline look particularly colorful. Credit: Justine Paci Find all of our photos… [...]

Cemetery in the snow

This cemetery in a small village in the province of Naryn in the north of Kyrgyzstan looks especially peaceful under the thick snow cover. Credit: Justine Paci (France)  Find… [...]