Kyrgyzstan is a place where Russian nature is gently replaced by the Eastern, and the cultures also interweave. Here is a photo report containing shots of different places of the republic.
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Kizirt village.
Sary Mogol township in Altaian valley.
Sary Tash township in Altaian valley.
A rural marriage.
Jailo Besh-Tash near Talas.
Chuchuk saleswoman in Bishkek.
Jailo Besh-Tash near Talas.
A late son.
At-Bashi cemetery.
An Aqsaqal.
Ak-Tali valley.
A mullah.
Talak-Batyr mausoleum in Ak-Tali valley.
A family portrait in a yourt.
Sary Mogol township in Altaian valley.
Sary Chelek lake.
Sunday bazaar in At-Bashi.
A road to Sary Tash
Ox killing
Jailo Besh-Tash near Talas.
Karamyk village on the border of Tajikistan.
Aqsaquls.
A rural marriage.
A rural marriage.
A rural marriage.
A girl in Jailo.
A tea-house in Osh.
A praying woman, Osh.
Osh after the June disorders.
A road to Chatyr-Kul lake.
Independence day in Kadjy Sai.
A beach in Cholpon-Ata
People gather for a feast’s prayer during Eid al-Fitr in Old square of Bishkek.
A feast’s prayer during Eid al-Fitr on the Old square in Bishkek.
Osh marketplace in Bishkek.
Location: Kyrgyzstan
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Pretty cool looking countryside. Awesome hats.
Phantastic pictures
Lived in Kyrgyzstan for two rough years which cumulated in a love-hate relationship. I miss it. Thanks for the photos!
Sary Tash = yellow stone
besh tash = five stone
at-bashi = horse head
great pictures. wonder how easy / hard it is to travel there by themselves…
Pretty easy and safe compared to the rest of the Middle East. If you speak Russian you’ll feel like home.
Magestic country.
Wow, excellent post, I wish there was more. Yurts are called gers by mongolians.
One photo captioned <> looks like to small boys wrestling.