Faces of Kyrgyzstan (1978, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011)

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1978:

 

Man wearing the traditional Kyrgyz hat, in eastern Kyrgyzstan.

A person wearing a hat

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2004:

 

In the Turkestan range (region of Aksu peak and Karasu valley).

A group of people riding donkeys

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A group of people standing in front of mountains

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A group of people standing in front of a stone wall

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A group of people sitting on a hill

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In the Kichi-Alay mountain range.

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2005:

 

In a kosh (shepherd settlement) the Turkestan range near Daugman village.

A person with a beard and a hat

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A group of men standing in a field

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2008:

 

In the market of Osh.

 

 

A very hospitable family on the northern side of the Kokshaal-Too mountain range.

 

 

This boy, only one year old and already on a horse!

A group of people standing in front of a horse

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Horse riding arouses the appetite.

A close-up of a child

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A person working in a hut

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A person sitting at a table with food

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Sharing kumis (slightly fermented mare′s milk) for breakfast.

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2011:

 

In the Turkestan mountain range.

 

In a coffee shop near Issyk-Kul lake.

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