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  • Baron Divavesi Waqa, the opposition leader. .He says he is victim to "Paba", a Nauruan tradition that allows any relative to come into your house and take anything they like, whenever you have had something good that happened in your life (like a promotion in your job, a birth, birthday etc). Therefore, he says, the interior of his house is quite empty...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
    Pacific_Nauru_10_35.jpg
  • Mexican family house. Near Niland, California...Images to illustrate the road and the people you meet along the way on a trip across the USA...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons. House, near Niland, California...Images to illustrate the road and the people you meet along the way on a trip across the USA...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_84.jpg
  • Mir House in the Vrang village, in the Wakhan Corridor, Tajikistan side, in the Pamir mountains. Afghanistan is on the other side of the Panj river.<br />
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Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • Statue of Stalin in a Pamiri house.<br />
The town of Khorog (2200m), is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) in Tajikistan. It is situated in the Pamir Mountains (ancient Mount Imeon) at the confluence of the Gunt and Panj rivers.<br />
The city is bounded to the south and to the north by the deltas of the Shakhdara and Gunt rivers, respectively. The two rivers merge in the eastern part of the city flow through the city, dividing it almost evenly until its delta in the river Panj, also being known as Amu Darya, or in antiquity the Oxus on the border with Afghanistan. Khorog is known for its beautiful poplar trees that dominate the flora of the city.<br />
Khorog is one of the poorest areas of Tajikistan, with the charitable organization Aga Khan Foundation providing almost the only source of cash income. Most of its inhabitants are Ismaili Muslims.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • Interview by Nauru TV of the Honorary Richard Marles, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island affairs..At the Government house, with the President office, in Yaren District...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
    Pacific_Nauru_10_34.jpg
  • Detail of wall paint made in China at Azima house.<br />
<br />
The town of Khorog (2200m), is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) in Tajikistan. It is situated in the Pamir Mountains (ancient Mount Imeon) at the confluence of the Gunt and Panj rivers.<br />
The city is bounded to the south and to the north by the deltas of the Shakhdara and Gunt rivers, respectively. The two rivers merge in the eastern part of the city flow through the city, dividing it almost evenly until its delta in the river Panj, also being known as Amu Darya, or in antiquity the Oxus on the border with Afghanistan. Khorog is known for its beautiful poplar trees that dominate the flora of the city.<br />
Khorog is one of the poorest areas of Tajikistan, with the charitable organization Aga Khan Foundation providing almost the only source of cash income. Most of its inhabitants are Ismaili Muslims.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
    179I6626.jpg
  • House of Panjshanbe, Langar village, in the Wakhan Corridor, Tajikistan side, in the Pamir mountains. Afghanistan is on the other side of the Panj river.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • Picture of a child and clock hanged in Yodgar's house (a "Khalifa", spiritual leader) in the Langar village, in the Wakhan Corridor, Tajikistan side, in the Pamir mountains. Afghanistan is on the other side of the Panj river.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • The winter mud house of the late Haji Abdul Rashid Khan, who died here in December 2009. He had led his people for 30 years at the time of his death. He was the last khan, not just among the Afghan Kyrgyz, but among any group of Kyrgyz, or Turkic-speakers, anywhere. His son recently took over the title of Khan. But being young and inexperienced, he has so far failed to rally his community...Kyzyl Qorum, campment of the former deceased Khan, Abdul Rashid Khan..Trekking with yak caravan through the Little Pamir where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
    98_Afghanistan_Pamir_102_2_IMG_0710.jpg
  • Woman by the door at Yodgar's house (a "Khalifa", spiritual leader) in the Langar village, in the Wakhan Corridor, Tajikistan side, in the Pamir mountains. Afghanistan is on the other side of the Panj river.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
    179I9174.jpg
  • Wood brought on the back of yaks, to build the house of Bootoo Boi, in Tchelap..From Langar to Zan Kuk ("woman's spring")...Trekking back down from the Little Pamir, with yak caravan, over the frozen Wakhan river.
    98_Afghanistan_Pamir_211_2_IMG_2987.jpg
  • Morning at the President office. Interview with Marcus Stephen, President of the Republic of Nauru. .At the Government house, with the President office, in Yaren District...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
    Pacific_Nauru_10_32.jpg
  • A lonely house. Driving through Colorado...Images to illustrate the road and the people you meet along the way on a trip across the USA...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_72.jpg
  • A sick Khan walks back to his winter house. Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). ..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_127.jpg
  • Ailing Khan who did not want to get photograph. Inside house of Abdul Rashid Khan,.Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_094.jpg
  • L to R: Momo, Tella Bu (2 will get married), Mujaheed..Tea time inside house of Abdul Rashid Khan..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_090.jpg
  • Scene at the "Locations", a poor area where foreign workers from other Pacific islands (Tuvalu, Kiribati, Fidji etc) were housed, after they came to work in the Phosphate mining industry...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
    Pacific_Nauru_10_46.jpg
  • Inside Nauruan houses...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
    Pacific_Nauru_10_48.jpg
  • Lucia, 85 years old and 32 great-grand children, is the oldest woman on the island. She was exiled by Japanese forces, along with all the Nauruans, to Truk Island during WW2. A fervent Christian believer, she gets visit on Sunday by a priest, to hold prayer. She also enjoys Bingo...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
    Pacific_Nauru_10_22.jpg
  • Collaged flowers and sweet memories of young men in the Russian Railway Troops in 1981. One of the inspired album that I photographed in the Pamir.
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  • Poster made in China of the singer Britney Spears in a restaurant in Khorog.<br />
<br />
The town of Khorog (2200m), is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) in Tajikistan. It is situated in the Pamir Mountains (ancient Mount Imeon) at the confluence of the Gunt and Panj rivers.<br />
The city is bounded to the south and to the north by the deltas of the Shakhdara and Gunt rivers, respectively. The two rivers merge in the eastern part of the city flow through the city, dividing it almost evenly until its delta in the river Panj, also being known as Amu Darya, or in antiquity the Oxus on the border with Afghanistan. Khorog is known for its beautiful poplar trees that dominate the flora of the city.<br />
Khorog is one of the poorest areas of Tajikistan, with the charitable organization Aga Khan Foundation providing almost the only source of cash income. Most of its inhabitants are Ismaili Muslims.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
    179I3811.jpg
  • Isortoq by night. Life in and around the small Inuit settlement of Isortoq (population of 64), in East Greenland.
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  • Every morning, the girls from the Khan's camp are in charge of getting water all throughout winter in sub zero temperature. They have to dig hole in the ice to hope and find the spring that always freezes overnight..Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz).
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_146.jpg
  • Every morning, the girls from the Khan's camp are in charge of getting water all throughout winter in sub zero temperature. They have to dig hole in the ice to hope and find the spring that always freezes overnight..Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_137.jpg
  • Waitress waiting for customers in a restaurant in Khorog in front of a Made in China poster depicting Chinese landscapes.<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
    179I5631.jpg
  • A shepherd protecting himself from the sun. Alichur area, Murghab district. In and around Bulunkul village.<br />
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Driving on the Pamir Highway (M41) from Khorog through the Pamir mountains.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
    179I5175.jpg
  • Tella Bu (left)..Every morning, the girls from the Khan's camp are in charge of getting water all throughout winter in sub zero temperature. They have to dig hole in the ice to hope and find the spring that always freezes overnight..Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_145.jpg
  • Every morning, the girls from the Khan's camp are in charge of getting water all throughout winter in sub zero temperature. They have to dig hole in the ice to hope and find the spring that always freezes overnight..Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_138.jpg
  • Women from the Khan's camp wait for the returns of the yaks. Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_133.jpg
  • Women from the Khan's camp wait for the returns of the yaks. Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_132.jpg
  • Women from the Khan's camp wait for the returns of the yaks. Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_131.jpg
  • Women from the Khan's camp wait for the returns of the yaks. Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_130.jpg
  • Night spot. In and around Bulunkul village and the Yashilkul lake. <br />
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Driving on the Pamir Highway (M41) from Khorog through the Pamir mountains.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • Road trip with a Jeep in the Gobi region.
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  • Meeting with Kat, a Navajo Indian shepherd living in a traditional Hogan (the primary traditional home of the Navajo people, similar in appearance to a Yurt) in the Black Mesa. Black Mesa is an upland area in Navajo County, Arizona, it derives its dark appearance from the numerous seams of coal which run through it. .Kat resisted the relocation imposed by US law that  intended to encourage Native Americans to leave Indian reservations and assimilate into the general population - in order to better exploit natural ressources available on the reservations. The relocations played a decisive role in increasing the population of urban Indians...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_78.jpg
  • Che, son of Kat...Meeting with Kat, a Navajo Indian shepherd living in a traditional Hogan (the primary traditional home of the Navajo people, similar in appearance to a Yurt) in the Black Mesa. Black Mesa is an upland area in Navajo County, Arizona, it derives its dark appearance from the numerous seams of coal which run through it. .Kat resisted the relocation imposed by US law that  intended to encourage Native Americans to leave Indian reservations and assimilate into the general population - in order to better exploit natural ressources available on the reservations. The relocations played a decisive role in increasing the population of urban Indians...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_74.jpg
  • Tella Bu (left)..Every morning, the girls from the Khan's camp are in charge of getting water all throughout winter in sub zero temperature. They have to dig hole in the ice to hope and find the spring that always freezes overnight..Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_144.jpg
  • Chelab camp..Every evening, Kyrgyz gather their yak herds back to their camp..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_063.jpg
  • Chelab camp..Every evening, Kyrgyz gather their yak herds back to their camp..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_062.jpg
  • Invited in a desert village called Ali Hussain Well, near Shuru, on the edge of the Lut Desert. Lut desert has registered the world's highest ground temperatures. <br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Che, Kat and Kathleen...Meeting with Kat, a Navajo Indian shepherd living in a traditional Hogan (the primary traditional home of the Navajo people, similar in appearance to a Yurt) in the Black Mesa. Black Mesa is an upland area in Navajo County, Arizona, it derives its dark appearance from the numerous seams of coal which run through it. .Kat resisted the relocation imposed by US law that  intended to encourage Native Americans to leave Indian reservations and assimilate into the general population - in order to better exploit natural ressources available on the reservations. The relocations played a decisive role in increasing the population of urban Indians...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_75.jpg
  • Every morning, the girls from the Khan's camp are in charge of getting water all throughout winter in sub zero temperature. They have to dig hole in the ice to hope and find the spring that always freezes overnight..Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_147.jpg
  • Every morning, the girls from the Khan's camp are in charge of getting water all throughout winter in sub zero temperature. They have to dig hole in the ice to hope and find the spring that always freezes overnight..Qyzyl Qorum campment, Abdul Rashid Khan's camp (leader of the Afghan Kyrgyz). .Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
    99_Afghanistan_Wakhan_Pamir_08_136.jpg
  • Jose's garnd daughters going to pick up cacao in the jungle, near their house. House of Jose.
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  • Sonam, 9 years old, packs her school material, tomorrow is the first day of school. Life at Mr and Ms Wangchuk's house on the edge of the Laya village.Life at Mr and Ms Wangchuk's house on the edge of the Laya village.
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  • Jose's garnd daughters going to pick up cacao in the jungle, near their house. House of Jose.
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  • Maxi behind Jose's house. House of Jose, 75, one of the oldest Tsimane.
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  • House of Nida Khan. Typical Wakhi interior, smoked up from the morning routine. Women will do lots of milk tea and flat bread called Non – House typically host between 15 and 30 people, so women will cook up to 30 large none bread for the whole day. The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.
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  • Detail of interior of mud house..House of the "shaking" guy, ötö Gön from the caravan in Irshad. His wife name is Sedep...Trekking from Kyzyl Qorum to Ortobil, Manara (Sufi camp), near the China border...Trekking with yak caravan through the Little Pamir where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
    98_Afghanistan_Pamir_114_IMG_0992.jpg
  • Toorkhan Boi, son of Sufi, taking burning dung from one house to to start the fire in his house..In and around the camp of Ortobil, Manara (Sufi camp), near the borders with China and Tajikistan...Trekking with yak caravan through the Little Pamir where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
    98_Afghanistan_Pamir_109_IMG_1124.jpg
  • After eating Coatis and Armadillo, the kids walk around the house. At the NAte Family house.
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  • After eating Coatis and Armadillo, the kids walk around the house. At the NAte Family house.
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  • Two married Kyrgyz women sits in a mud house. Married Afghan Kyrgyz women wear a white veil while unmarried women a red veil...Inside Er Ali Boi's mud house..The Kyrgyz settlement of Ech Keli, above Chaqmaqtin lake, Er Ali Boi's camp...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Two married Kyrgyz women sits in a mud house. Married Afghan Kyrgyz women wear a white veil while unmarried women a red veil...Inside Er Ali Boi's mud house..The Kyrgyz settlement of Ech Keli, above Chaqmaqtin lake, Er Ali Boi's camp...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • A tumb in front of a house in Annibare. A young boy was buried there, after drowning in a water tank. Land is restricted in Nauru, due to extensive mining inland. Cemetery are full, so some Nauruans have been allowed to bury their family member in front of their house...Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
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  • Groom's house. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda, at Safar Boi house, in Tchehel-Kand village..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Groom's house. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda, at Safar Boi house, in Tchehel-Kand village..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Roshan uses the only radio in the Little Pamir to call up code name "Ibex 212" to Ishkashim for reporting of border activities. His young brother Mujaheed in teh back is repairing wires from the battery that powers the radio..Inside house of Abdul Rashid Khan's house (.Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Atom Bo.<br />
Lambs are kept inside house because of the bitter cold. Evening and morning they are brought outside to their mum for milk. House of Abdul Rashid Khan,<br />
Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Mujaheed, son of Khan, serves tea, inside house of Abdul Rashid Khan's house..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Mujaheed, son of Khan, serves tea, inside house of Abdul Rashid Khan's house..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Hired Wakhi shepherd..Lambs are kept inside house because of the bitter cold. Evening and morning they are brought outside to their mum for milk. House of Abdul Rashid Khan,.Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Atom Bo..Lambs are kept inside house because of the bitter cold. Evening and morning they are brought outside to their mum for milk. House of Abdul Rashid Khan,.Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan
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  • Groom's house. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda, at Safar Boi house, in Tchehel-Kand village..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months.
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  • Pamiri dancing at Sarkori house - Doordona (mother), Mahtob and Marina (the pretty girl). In the village of Seponj, in the Bartang valley, near Khorog.<br />
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Khorog is one of the poorest areas of Tajikistan, with the charitable organization Aga Khan Foundation providing almost the only source of cash income. Most of its inhabitants are Ismaili Muslims.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • Dost Mohammed, a Wakhi from Sarhad at Andemin winter camp. Each summer, quite a few Wakhis walk to the Little Pamir to look for work. A lot of them are unsuccessful. These ones were eventually hired by Kyrgyz for their skills at building mud and stone walls. They build winter house and corrals to keep the livestock at night.<br />
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Adventure through the Afghan Pamir mountains, among the Afghan Kyrgyz and into Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. July/August 2005. Afghanistan / Pakistan.
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  • A Ranger on a motorcyle holds a snake that he has just caught in a house. It will be released in the wild, away from villages.
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  • Portrait in a Chai Khana, a "tea house" in Bukhara. Through the ancient cities of the old Silk Road. Ubekistan. june 2006.
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  • Kandu Wangchuk returns from his daily 2 days commute to get supplies in the lower valley. Life at Mr and Ms Wangchuk's house on the edge of the Laya village.
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  • Hay stacked up in tree. Life at Mr and Ms Wangchuk's house on the edge of the Laya village.
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  • Sonam, daughter, 9 years old. Life at Mr and Ms Wangchuk's house on the edge of the Laya village.
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  • Soname shows a studio portrait of her her and her brother striking a pose and wearing Bhutan's national dress. Life at Mr and Ms Wangchuk's house on the edge of the Laya village.
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  • Diner at the house of hunters Bent and Dina Igniatiussen. Life in and around the small Inuit settlement of Isortoq (population of 64), in East Greenland.
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  • Diner of seal meat at the house of Bent and Dina Ignatiussen. Life in and around the small Inuit settlement of Isortoq (population of 64), in East Greenland.
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  • Various objects kept under the palm roof: lighter, flute made of bone, feathers, scissors, pods of beans, mirror, syringe, toothbrush.  House of Jose, 75, one of the oldest Tsimane.
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  • Jose, in his "Chaco", his plantain field that he planted, using slash-and-burn technic. House of Jose, 75, one of the oldest Tsimane. He is the only Tsimane still wearing a cojchity, the traditional Tsimane cloth.
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  • Lunch at the house of Doostik, in Hussaini village, Gojal region.
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  • Kids helping eachother. Tobel's home, . In and around the stilt house settlement off Bodgaya island.
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  • Siponj village, house of Navroz.
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  • House of Hakim.  The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.
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  • Woemn in the kitchen. Lal Ma and Bibi Hawa lifting a caldron. At the house of Arif Baig.<br />
The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.
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  • White house and dog. <br />
The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.
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  • House of Bakh Shoh. The life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains. Trekking with Paul Salopek.
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  • This woman  just married. Here she dries her hair in front of the open fire. That’s in a home where I stayed 12 years ago. House of Kush Namaz and Darvish. The life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains. Trekking with Paul Salopek.
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  • A boy protects himself from the heat of the fire that his mother started in the main room of his house. She will prepare salty milk tea for the boy. People from this region used to be Zoroastrian (Fire and Sun worshippers) before they converted to Islam few hundred years ago. <br />
The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.
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  • Haji Roshan Khan smoking opium in his mud house, under of his daughter. A poster of Afghanistan's President Karzai hangs on the wall...At the Qyzyl Qorum camp. It is the camp of the now deceased Khan (Abdul Rashid Khan, died in December 2009), and headed by the self proclaimed young Haji Roshan Khan (his son). Opium addicted Haji Roshan was never officially stated Khan and is therefore not accepted as leader by the entire Kyrgyz community. Near the Afghan-China border...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Crossing a pass during the 5 day winter journey out of the Pamir plateau, down to the lower valley..Up and over the Shower pass..Between Zang Kuk and  Zard-e Bar shepherd house..Going back down to Sarhad village with a yak caravan led by 2 Wakhi traders: Shur Ali and Roz Ali...Trekking down the Wakhan frozen river, the only way down to leave the high altitude Little Pamir plateau, home of the Afghan Kyrgyz community.
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  • A Yak is slipping on the frozen Wakhan river. Between Zang Kuk and  Zard-e Bar shepherd house..Going back down to Sarhad village with a yak caravan led by 2 Wakhi traders: Shur Ali and Roz Ali...Trekking down the Wakhan frozen river, the only way down to leave the high altitude Little Pamir plateau, home of the Afghan Kyrgyz community.
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  • Ikhbal smoking cigarette brought by traders..Inside Ikhbal's house - Ikhbal is the last wife of the deceased Khan. His two previous wives died in labor...At the Qyzyl Qorum camp. It is the camp of the now deceased Khan (Abdul Rashid Khan, died in December 2009), and headed by the self proclaimed young Haji Roshan Khan (his son). Opium addicted Haji Roshan was never officially stated Khan and is therefore not accepted as leader by the entire Kyrgyz community. Near the Afghan-China border...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Ikhbal, wife of deceased Abdul Rashid Khan, smoking a cigarette..Inside Mustafa Qol's house..At the camp of Tash Seri (Mustafa Qol's camp)...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Still crying, Ikhbal is dressed with a white Burqa to leave her childhood house forever and move to her husband's camp for the first time, a 2 days horse journey, her longest trip ever..The Kyrgyz settlement of Ech Keli, above Chaqmaqtin lake, Er Ali Boi's camp...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Still crying, Ikhbal, 15,  is getting ready to leave her childhood house forever and move to her husband's camp for the first time, a 2 days horse journey, her longest trip ever..The Kyrgyz settlement of Ech Keli, above Chaqmaqtin lake, Er Ali Boi's camp...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • House of Abdul Muttalib (worked with Rahman Qul as shepherd), opium addict. Him and his wife have lost 11 kids, who all died before they age of 5. Infant mortality rate is one of the highest one in the world..The Kyrgyz settlement of Tchelab, near Chaqmaqtin lake, Haji Bootoo Boi's camp...Trekking through the high altitude plateau of the Little Pamir mountains, where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Kalsahnikov and lambs - Aziz house..In and around the campment of Kyzyl Qorum, campment of the former deceased Khan, Abdul Rashid Khan..Trekking with yak caravan through the Little Pamir where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Mujaheed. Family life at the Khan's house.In and around the campment of Kyzyl Qorum, campment of the former deceased Khan, Abdul Rashid Khan..Trekking with yak caravan through the Little Pamir where the Afghan Kyrgyz community live all year, on the borders of China, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
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  • Early morning. The <br />
Taj Mahal, meaning "Crown of the Palaces" is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658), to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
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  • House of famous sitar player, Mohammed Ato.<br />
<br />
The town of Khorog (2200m), is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) in Tajikistan. It is situated in the Pamir Mountains (ancient Mount Imeon) at the confluence of the Gunt and Panj rivers.<br />
The city is bounded to the south and to the north by the deltas of the Shakhdara and Gunt rivers, respectively. The two rivers merge in the eastern part of the city flow through the city, dividing it almost evenly until its delta in the river Panj, also being known as Amu Darya, or in antiquity the Oxus on the border with Afghanistan. Khorog is known for its beautiful poplar trees that dominate the flora of the city.<br />
Khorog is one of the poorest areas of Tajikistan, with the charitable organization Aga Khan Foundation providing almost the only source of cash income. Most of its inhabitants are Ismaili Muslims.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • House of Panjshanbe, Langar village, in the Wakhan Corridor, Tajikistan side, in the Pamir mountains. Afghanistan is on the other side of the Panj river.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • Patchwork of colors. At Yodgar's house (a "Khalifa", spiritual leader) in the Langar village, in the Wakhan Corridor, Tajikistan side, in the Pamir mountains. Afghanistan is on the other side of the Panj river.<br />
<br />
Tajikistan, a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.<br />
Tajikistan became a republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.<br />
It was the first of the Central Asian republic to gain independence in December 1991.
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  • Wakhis from Sarhad at Andemin winter camp. Each summer, quite a few Wakhis walk to the Little Pamir to look for work. A lot of them are unsuccessful... but these ones were eventually hired by Kyrgyz for their skills at building mud and stone walls. They build winter house and corrals to keep the livestock at night.<br />
<br />
Adventure through the Afghan Pamir mountains, among the Afghan Kyrgyz and into Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. July/August 2005. Afghanistan / Pakistan.
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