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Butter is highly prized and kept inside the stomach of a sheep. Daily life at the Khan (chief) summer camp of Kara Jylga.

Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains (average 4200 meters) , where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.

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Butter is highly prized and kept inside the stomach of a sheep. Daily life at the Khan (chief) summer camp of Kara Jylga.<br />
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Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains (average 4200 meters) , where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.