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Our #photooftheday by : Salomé Aldeguer-Roure (France)

In Konorchek Canyon, about two hours from Bishkek, the mineral landscape unfolds in shades of ochre.

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Our #photooftheday by Gereon Wintz
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Barely fifty years ago, this goitered gazelle was on the brink of extinction. Today, around 5,000 animals once again roam Altyn-Emel National Park, Kazakhstan.

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Our #photooftheday by Simone Bergonzi (Italy, @simobergz)

Mukhtar Auezov

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Our #photooftheday by : Marc Brédif (France)

A classic scene in Tajikistan: at the end of a flower-lined avenue with immaculately trimmed borders, the portrait of President Emomali Rahmon reigns supreme.

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Our #photooftheday by Etienne de Vaumas (France)

The Alay Valley

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Our #photooftheday by Mathilde Ramkissoon
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Gagarin appears to be taking flight in this monumental mosaic, which exudes an impressive sense of dynamism.

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Our #photooftheday by : Hubert-Felix Delattre (France)

In Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, the graves of the Mizdakhan cemetery rise in the evening light.

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Our #photooftheday by Grégoire Chesnot (France, @greg_che)

Queen of Hearts

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Our #photooftheday by Novastan
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The Bartang River is fed by the waters of its tributaries descending from the Pamir peaks. Sometimes, these glacial waters spread out at the bottom of the valley to form a small emerald-green lake. Jisev, Tajikistan.

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Our #photooftheday by : Pierre-Armand Dussex (Switzerland)

A carefully kept interior

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Our #photooftheday by : Daria Novkova (Uzbekistan, @dasha.novasha)

Pushing their carts, to which a multitude of kites are tied, the kite sellers return, drawn by the fine weather.

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Our #photooftheday by: Daria Novikova (Uzbekistan, @dasha.novasha)

Refreshing and sweet flavours

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Our #photooftheday by: Gereon Wintz (Germany)
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A stop at the deserted petrol station in the village of Saryozek in Kazakhstan.

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Our #photooftheday by Grégoire Chesnot
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This very young calf would no doubt like to join the rest of the herd as soon as possible, but the herdsman’s young son has decided to test its resolve. Karakol, Kyrgyzstan.