Approach to Shokpak Ata
Etched Wishes and Prayers
Inside Shokpak Ata in west Kazakhstan
Rock Ball, Torish
Jo, for Scale
Losing Myself in the Madness
Cave Lizards
Kokala
Sherkala, the Lion's Fortress
Sherkala, from Another Angle
Dramatic Airakty
Camel
Shrine
Tuzbair, a West Kazakhstan Salt Flat
It Was Windy
A Sheltered Picnic Spot
Holy Stick, Beket Ata
Looking Down, Bozzhira
Breathtaking Views Abound
I'm Running Out of Superlatives
Looking Out from our Campsite
Dinner is On
Sunrise Reaches our Camp
Kampasay, Mangistau region of Kazakhstan
People Celebrate a Sun Headed God
Pregnant Cow
Some Beautiful Details in the Antlers
No Space Left
Crashed Spaceship
Walking Through Valley of the Castles
Charyn Canyon
Submerged Spruces, Lake Kaindy
Lake Kaindy, Kazakhstan
An Eagle at Lake Kaindy
You can Lead a Horse ...
Our Hosts
Dinner, the Next Night
Lower Kolsay Lake
Middle Kolsay Lake
Dinner - Lamb (or Muitton?) Stew
Yurt is the Word
Along the Way, Eastern Kazakhstan
Jo and a Famous Apple
Pedestrian Underpass, Almaty
Zenkov Cathedral, Almaty
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Graves Near Shokpak Ata
Shokpak Ata is a holy site in western Kazakhstan. For about a millennium, faithful have buried loved ones nearby. Some graves date from the 10th and 11th centuries, and newer ones are from the latter 1900s. Since the site is now a protected zone, new burials are no longer allowed.
Only in (comparatively) recent years have dates or names been included on graves. So it is clues like style which help age the grave sites. These, we were told, are likely to be 16th or 17th century.
Only in (comparatively) recent years have dates or names been included on graves. So it is clues like style which help age the grave sites. These, we were told, are likely to be 16th or 17th century.
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