The Murghab district of Tajikistan sits high in the Pamir Mountains, a range sometimes referred to as the Roof of the World. Tourists often visit in summer to see the pristine landscapes and wildlife like the Marco Polo sheep, but few outsiders venture here during the harsh winter. But Ubaidylda Shaimov, who was born here and now lives in Kyrgyzstan, was undeterred by the cold weather when he went to visit the remote village of Bash-Gumboz, near the Afghan border. Shaimov filed these photographs of his former home high in the mountains.
Winter In Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains
The Murghab district of Tajikistan sits high in the Pamir Mountains, a range sometimes referred to as the Roof of the World. Tourists often visit in summer to see the pristine landscapes and wildlife like the Marco Polo sheep, but few outsiders venture here during the harsh winter. But Ubaidylda Shaimov, who was born here and now lives in Kyrgyzstan, was undeterred by the cold weather when he went to visit the remote village of Bash-Gumboz, near the Afghan border. Shaimov filed these photographs of his former home high in the mountains.
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Abdilaat Ibraev is a teacher and well-known player of ankle bones.
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Abdilaat Ibraev and friends shoot ankle bones.
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Children in Bash-Gumboz. Ubaidylda Shaimov and his wife have helped to raise Talant, the boy on the right, while his mother dealt with serious health problems. The Murghab region suffers from high infant and mother mortality rates.
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The photographer's young niece and nephew. Their father, Shaimov's brother, is a road repair worker along the Pamir Tract which connects Osh, Kyrgyzstan, with Khorog in Tajikstan.