Tag: Uzbekistan
Morning walk
The morning walk for bread in the countryside of the Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan. Credits : Saxon Bosworth (@saxonbosworth, United Kingdom) Find all of our… [...]
Patchworks
Leaning over a pile of embroidered fabrics called suzanis, a man wearing an atlas-patterned waistcoat tidies up his shop in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Once an important… [...]
Making room
In Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, a table is set and waiting for the next guests. Credits : Novastan Find all of our… [...]
Work in progress
Two stools, a basin and a knife set the scene in the Meros paper factory, in Kunigil, a village near Samarkand. Over a cup of tea, a craftswoman from… [...]
Sunset glints
The day draws to a close in Khiva. The setting sun highlights Itchan Kala, the old city museum, and in particular the Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasah. Khiva… [...]
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Live watermelons or still life?
A few watermelons await their fate in the entrance hall of Kokil Dara Khanagha. Kokildor-Ota Khanaka in Termez, in the far south of Uzbekistan, was originally a resting… [...]
Fall horizon at the Chorsu bazaar
A woman walks through the bustle of the streets of the Chorsu Bazaar in Tashkent. Credit: Daria Novikova (Uzbekistan, @dasha.novasha) Find all of… [...]
A condensed history
Where history meets the present, the statue of Amir Temur stands proudly next to one of Tashkent’s most prominent landmarks, Hotel Uzbekistan. This building is one of the… [...]
Cosy corner
In Tashkent, even window grilles turn into cozy resting spots. Sometimes cats sit there, watching the world go by; other times, it’s children who spend time there. A bright floral… [...]
Kyrk Kyz Kala, ancient fortress of Khwarazm
Kyrk Kyz Kala is a fortress that forms part of a group of fortifications very close to the Ayaz Kala site, which was once part of a large… [...]
Sciences in mosaic
A beautiful Soviet mosaic on the façade of one of the buildings of the Karakalpakstan State University in Nukus. The Mosaic depicts… [...]
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… [...]