Animal market in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. Farmer selling his cow

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Wikipedia: Early on Sunday mornings one of Kyrgyzstan's biggest animal markets takes place around 2 km north of central Karakol. Locals loading and unloading sheep into the back of a sedan is not an uncommon sight. The setting amid semi-derelict flour mills might seem unprepossessing, but on clear days the backdrop of white-topped mountains is more striking from here than from the town center. A series of earthen unloading platforms lead north. Jostle through the chaos to reach a bigger main compound one block north, where horses and embossed leather saddlery are for sale. On foot the bazaar is about 25 minutes' walk from City Center.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Photo credit: © Bert de Ruiter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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