In the Navoi region of central Uzbekistan, a community of ethnic Kazakhs make their living by breeding camels. People come from miles around to purchase the camel's milk, which is considered to have medicinal properties. (Umida Akhmedova, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service)
Camel Breeding In Uzbekistan
![Camels roaming in the sandy expanse of the Navoi region. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/0fc958c9-771c-43f6-a31b-0c98f36b3196_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Camels roaming in the sandy expanse of the Navoi region.
![Zamira, a camel milkmaid, with her family. For the Kazakhs, the skills of camel breeding are a closely guarded secret.](https://gdb.rferl.org/2c8ad210-b354-4ced-b2b2-cea32f9dfbb7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Zamira, a camel milkmaid, with her family. For the Kazakhs, the skills of camel breeding are a closely guarded secret.
![Zamira milks the camel from one side, while a calf suckles from the other side.](https://gdb.rferl.org/38016f64-0f49-4256-b22f-44868a65e912_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Zamira milks the camel from one side, while a calf suckles from the other side.
![This is Bakytbek, Zamira's son. The children spend the whole summer helping their parents with the camels.](https://gdb.rferl.org/06bab1cc-f8fe-4425-8c1c-8970af35a353_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This is Bakytbek, Zamira's son. The children spend the whole summer helping their parents with the camels.