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Kyrgyz Woman and her Shyrdak - Murghab, Tajikistan

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Kyrgyz Woman and her Shyrdak - Murghab, Tajikistan
© October 09 2007, Uncornered Market

These Kyrgyz women living in the village of Alichur, Tajikistan show us their recent handy-work - an orange and black shyrdak (Kyrgyz felt carpet) that will hang in the house. This shyrdak took almost one month to make.


Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.

Picture Location
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Photo Tags
Alichur Tajikistan people shyrdak mountains Pamirs Badakhshan Kyrgyz Central Asia
Camera Setings
Model - NIKON D70
Exposure - 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture - f/4.5
ISO Speed - 400
Exposure Bias - 0 EV
Focal Length - 36 mm


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