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Keyword: kyrgyzstan

Video: The Rustic Beauty of Kyrgyzstan

(Dmitry Karyshev/Flickr)
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A high-definition look at one of Asia's most spectacular — and underrated — countries
October 25th by Matt Schiavenza

Photo of the Day: Driving Through Kyrgyzstan

On the road to Arkyt, Kyrgyzstan on September 15, 2015. (Alex Keshavjee/Flickr)
Multimedia
On the road to Arkyt, Kyrgyzstan on September 15, 2015. (Alex Keshavjee/Flickr)
December 29th by Tahiat Mahboob

Photo of the Day: Riding by the Lake in Kyrgyzstan

A horse rider gallops across the banks of Song Köl Lake, Kyrgyzstan on September 13, 2015. (Alex Keshavjee/Flickr)
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A horse rider gallops across the banks of Song Köl Lake, Kyrgyzstan on September 13, 2015. (Alex Keshavjee/Flickr)
October 5th by Tahiat Mahboob

Weekly Rewind: Elections in Kyrgyzstan, Dessert in Hong Kong, and the Koreans at the Top of the Art World

A photo taken on September 30, 2015 shows Changdeokgung Palace during a 'moonlight tour' in Seoul. The 15th century Changdeokgung Palace is one of five remaining royal Joseon dynasty palaces, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)
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Multimedia
Our latest Weekly Rewind, featuring some of the best Asia-related content you may have missed from the past seven days.
October 2nd by Tim Lau

Photo of the Day: Herding Yaks in China

Mother and daughter, Kyrgyz nomads, herd yaks at Lake Karakul, Xinjiang Province, China in September 2013. (Gaik Ping Ooi)
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Mother and daughter, Kyrgyz nomads, herd yaks at Lake Karakul, Xinjiang Province, China in September 2013. (Gaik Ping Ooi)
May 12th by Tahiat Mahboob

Multimedia/Interview: 'Two Rivers' Run Through Arresting Portrait of Central Asia

Overhead view of the Syr Darya river in Uzbekistan, with an irrigation canal on the right. From Carolyn Drake's "Two Rivers." (Carolyn Drake)
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"I would have never felt the need to do the work if I already had the answers," says photographer Carolyn Drake, who spent six years documenting Central Asia's borders, geography, ethnicities, and tumultuous history.
August 19th by Paul Chung

Photos: From Fujisan to Iran, UNESCO Names Eight New Heritage Sites in Asia

Japan's Mount Fuji, hailed as a "sacred place and source of artistic inspiration" in a new UNESCO heritage designation.  (Lintaro H./Flickr)
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This year's list includes eight newly minted cultural and natural heritage sites across seven Asian countries.
June 26th by Paul Chung

Photos: Kurdish Hills and Komodo Dragons All in a Day's Work for Kiwi Photographer

Iran’s Palangan village, in the mountainous borderlands near Iraq. This photo was selected as an "editor's choice" in the National Geographic Photo Contest. (Amos Chapple)
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New Zealand photographer Amos Chapple, whose photo was selected as an editor's choice in the National Geographic Photo Contest, discusses his experiences photographing all over the world.
March 8th by Liz Flora

Photo of the Day: Painted Peaks in Kyrgyzstan

Western branches of the Tien Shan mountains across Lake Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan on March 6, 2013. (Neil Melville-Kenney/Flickr)
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Western branches of the Tien Shan mountains across Lake Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan on March 6, 2013. (Neil Melville-Kenney/Flickr)
March 7th by Tahiat Mahboob

Photo of the Day: Kyrgyz Horse Cab

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A man rides in a horse cab at the central Ala-Too square decorated to mark the upcoming New Year holiday in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, on December 27, 2011.
December 29th by Morlene Chin

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