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Kyrgyz men coming from surrounding camps, gather at Bibi Zohra's wedding. Following a Kyrgyz tradition, the future husband is given clothes that were sewn by his future wife...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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Contained in galleries: Pamir, Summer 2012

Kyrgyz men coming from surrounding camps, gather at Bibi Zohra's wedding. Following a Kyrgyz tradition, the future husband is given clothes that were sewn by his future wife...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.