Tag: Tradition
Trompe-l’oeil
Inside one of Samarkand‘s neighborhood houses, you’ll find the traditional toptchan (a kind of platform where you sit to share a cup of tea or a meal) and antique… [...]
Young Darboz
During the Nowruz celebrations in Tashkent’s main parks, you can watch tightrope walkers, or darbozes. Their skills are passed down from generation to generation, with training starting at an… [...]
Under the yurt
In the heights of the Alai valley, yurts have been set up to watch over the herds during the summer transhumance period. [...]
Kazakh hospitality
A warm comforting dish is offered to the visitor. The culinary culture may have evolved, but Kazakh hospitality remains, and the table is still laid in abundance to honour the… [...]
Traditional tajik home
Details of a traditional tajik house at the Kamal Khujandi Museum… [...]
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Traditional house
A traditional adobe house (traditional bricks made with earth material) located within the historic core of Khiva in Uzbekistan. Credit: Konstantin Novakovic (Serbia) Find all of our photos of… [...]
