Tag: Tajikistan
Hardening Positions on Afghanistan following Summit in Dushanbe
Held on 17 September in Dushanbe, the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) clarified member countries’ positions on Afghanistan. Bringing together China, Russia, and four… [...]
Coleus in the Bathtub
In Tajikistan, by decorating the Khoja Obi Garms Sanatorium with a colourful variety of indoor plants in various places, the staff strive to bring a little colour into the cold… [...]
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Pit Stop Qurut
On the drive through from Khujand to Dushanbe in a tiny tajik village along the route. A shop provides some goods for the hungry travellers and a great variety of… [...]
Looking for Rhythms of Lost Time, in Tajikistan
With her most recent documentary, Rhythms of Lost Time, Anisa Sabiri proposes a journey across the most remote regions of Tajikistan, home to the last vestiges of an ancient culture. [...]
Market entrance
The exterior of the Panjshanbe bazaar in Khujand, Tajikistan.Credit: Gina Bates… [...]
Plant aesthetics
The diversity of different indoor plants in one of the rooms at the Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium in Tajikistan give a homely touch to the otherwise clinical atmosphere of the… [...]
Soviet urbanity
With the mountains as a backdrop, the view falls on a Soviet bus-style apartment building in the capital of Tajikistan’s Khorugh district. Credit: Joachim Bohndorf (Germany) Find all… [...]
Bank of the Syr Darya
View of one of the banks of the Syr Darya River in central Khujand, Tajikistan. Credit: Gina Bates (United Kingdom) Find all of our photos of… [...]
Traditional tajik home
Details of a traditional tajik house at the Kamal Khujandi Museum… [...]