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… [...]
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… [...]
Under the yurt
In the heights of the Alai valley, yurts have been set up to watch over the herds during the summer transhumance… [...]
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… [...]
Traditional tajik home
Details of a traditional tajik house at the Kamal Khujandi… [...]
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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… [...]
