Tag: Lake
Homecoming to Saritag
After her work is done, the villager returns to Saritag. The village is located in the Fann Mountains in Tajikistan. The mountains (also called Fanns) are full of… [...]
Magical Place
A hippie camp hidden inbetween the trees right next to a Russian military base on Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Credits: Lisa Moeckel (Germany) Find… [...]
Yurt camp on the high plateau
At the end of summer it is not uncommon for snow to fall on the high plateau around Lake Son Kul in Kyrgyzstan. By the end of August, the… [...]
Karakul Village and Its Lake
A breathtaking view of the picturesque village of Karakul, located at an altitude of 4000 meters, on the shores of the lake of the same name in Tajikistan. [...]
Alexsander’s lake
View of turquoise-blue Lake Iskanderkul in western Tajikistan. Legend has it that Alexander the Great’s horse drowned here. However, it could not have been Bucephalus, Alexander’s famous horse, which… [...]
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The green lake
Dzhizev is a village far from the road that follows the Bartang. It is reached by an eight-kilometre trail that can only be travelled on foot… [...]
Breakdown in Song Kul
An old broken down Audi is being repaired at the Song Kul… [...]
Stars Lighting
A night near the Son Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan.Credit: Ryad Hitouche (France)… [...]
Landscape of magical lakes
In southern Kyrgyzstan, where the Pamir mountain range begins, there is a magical landscape around the Tulpar-Kul lakes. Credit: Josephine Kjaer (Denmark) Find… [...]