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Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Lake Karakol |
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The Pamir Mountains. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Lake Karakol |
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Lake Karakol (3914m) was created ten million years ago by a meteorite strike. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Lake Karakol |
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Lake Karakol is the largest on the Pamir Plain. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Lake Karakol |
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Snow capped mountains overlooking the lake. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Lake Karakol |
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The lake is lifeless as it freezes in the winter. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Lake Karakol |
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The lake is very blue. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Lake Karakol |
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Springy vegetation. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Lake Karakol |
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The lake as evening approaches. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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Mountains overlooking a flat plain at Karakol. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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Above the tree line. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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Spectacular desolation. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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The sparse valley floor. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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Stunning rock formations. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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Deep snow falls on the high peaks. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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Dramatic mountains. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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Yellow grasslands. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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Desert landscape. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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Distant mountains. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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The setting Sun lights up the landscape. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Karakol |
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Darkness falls on the high altitude Pamir Plain. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Murghab |
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The village of Murghab at 3630m. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Murghab |
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House in Murghab, a village at 3630m. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Murghab |
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Young girl. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Murghab |
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Street scene . |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Murghab |
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Checkpoint. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Murghab |
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Sheep grazing near Murghab. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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The desolate Pamir Plain near Neizatash. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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The centre of the Pamir Plain is desolate. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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Eroded rock face. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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Complete desolation at high altitude. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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Rocky outcrop. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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Villages ar few and far between. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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Desolation. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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Desert landscape. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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Two rocky outcrops. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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Desert landscape. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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The Pamir Highway was off limits to foreign travellers during the Soviet era. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Neizatash |
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Nomadic settlement. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Chaty Tash |
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Small settlement in the grasslands of Chaty Tash. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Chaty Tash |
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Pastureland near Chaty Tash. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Chaty Tash |
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Wide and flat valley. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Chaty Tash |
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Loading grass on a fertile part of the Pamir Plain. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Chaty Tash |
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The Pamir Highway running along the Pamir Plain. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Chaty Tash |
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An isolated yurt (nomadic tent). |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Chaty Tash |
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Rocky outcrop. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Chaty Tash |
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Yaks on the plain. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Alichur |
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Isolated cemetary at Alichur. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Alichur |
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Kyrgyz yurt and women. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Alichur |
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Desolation on the Pamir Plain. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Alichur |
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Two peaks. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Alichur |
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Isolated house on the plain. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Alichur |
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Sheep grazing below snow capped peaks. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Alichur |
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Fishing on the cold rivers. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Alichur |
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Lake and mountains. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Sasyk Kul Lake |
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The road to Sasyk Kul. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Sasyk Kul Lake |
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Yellow grasslands. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Sasyk Kul Lake |
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Grasslands flanked by mountains. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Sasyk Kul Lake |
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Sasyk Kul (3820m) is a salt lake with salt deposits on its banks. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Sasyk Kul Lake |
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The blue-grey lake. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Sasyk Kul Lake |
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Salt flats. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Sasyk Kul Lake |
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Salt plains at the edge of the lake. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Sasyk Kul Lake |
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Salt flats. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Sasyk Kul Lake |
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Cliff overlooking the lake. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Hilly landscape. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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One of the many small lakes on the plain. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Dry valley floor. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Glacial lake. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Boulder strewn landscape. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Desolate landscape. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Colourful scenery. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Colourful panorama of the Pamir Plain from south of Alichur. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Koitezek |
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Narrow road near Koitezek. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Koitezek |
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Snow capped peak. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Koitezek |
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Deserted buildings at Koitezek. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Koitezek |
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Wide plain. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Koitezek |
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Grazing sheep. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Koitezek Pass |
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View from the 4271m Koitezek Pass. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
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Koitezek Pass |
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Life at high altitude. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
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The Gunt Valley descends from the Pamir Plain. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
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The Gunt Valley is irrigated and populated. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
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The Gunt Valley. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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Shadzud is a Tajik village. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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Typical Tajik house. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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The torquoise river. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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The picturesque valley floor. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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Typical Tajik house at Shadzud. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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The valley is green and fertile. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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The valley is dotted with villages. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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The road descending into the valley. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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Steep cliffs tower over the valley. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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The Gunt River winds through the valley. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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The wide river. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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The river constrained by a landslide. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Shadzud |
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The winding Gunt River passes many settlements. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Dehmiyona |
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Rope bridge. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Dehmiyona |
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Agriculture. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Dehmiyona |
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House in a fertile field. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Dehmiyona |
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Side valley. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Dehmiyona |
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The road through the valley has little traffic. |
2008 |
Tajikistan |
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Pamir Plain |
Gunt Valley |
Dehmiyona |
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Tajik woman. |
2008 |