Tag: Tajikistan
Where there are no trees …
… the Tajik village of Karakul is dotted with a forest of pylons. Located in the spectacular high mountain landscape of the Pamir, not far from the Kyrgyz… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 : the results
And the winner is … Kyrgyzstan! This is the main winner of our photo competition, whose theme ‘Frame the Joy’ proved to be a real challenge for the participants. It… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #8
‘Walking past a small bakery in Panjakent (панчакент), Tajikistan, a lovely elderly lady beckoned me in and asked me to take her picture, which absolutely made my day and allowed… [...]
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Novastan photo contest 2024 #7
‘At an impressive altitude of 4,020 meters, these kids are playing ‘kids-buzkashi’ in the remote village of Karakul, situated along the legendary Pamir Highway. This high-altitude community is inhabited predominantly… [...]
Novastan photo contest 2024 #5
‘In good company in the Tschiltan valley, Rushan region, Tajikistan.’ Credits : Sebile Yapıcı (@pao_de_vida) Find all of our photos of the day. [...]
Chaihona Rohat
Tajik men enjoy a meal at Chaihona Rohat, an iconic teahouse on Dushanbe‘s Rudaki Avenue. A Soviet-era rendition of a traditional Tajik design, Rohat was saved from demolition… [...]
Alexsander’s lake
View of turquoise-blue Lake Iskanderkul in western Tajikistan. Legend has it that Alexander the Great’s horse drowned here. However, it could not have been Bucephalus, Alexander’s famous horse, which… [...]
The umbrella
A woman shields herself from the intense summer sun in Danghara, southern Tajikistan. The Khatlon region, where Danghara is located, rarely sees foreign visitors, and the locals insist… [...]