The dirt road to the semi-abandoned Assy Turgen Observatory, Assy Plateau, Kazakhstan

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The Assy Plateau is an area of plains above Almaty near the Tien Shan Mountains. The local people live in traditional yurts and practice ancient herding lifestyle with horses, sheep, goats and cows.

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Location: Assy Plateau, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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