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Mosque in Kashan – Iran 2016
Kashan (Persian: کاشان, also Romanized as: Kāshān) is a city in Isfahan province. At the 2006 census, its population was 248,789, in 67,464 families.
The etymology of the city name comes from the Kasian, the original inhabitants of the city, whose remains are found at Tapeh Sialk dating back 9,000 years; later this was changed to “Kashian”, hence the town name. Between the 12th and the 14th centuries Kashan was an important centre for the production of high quality pottery and tiles. In modern Persian, the word for a tile (kashi) comes from the name of the town.
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Photo Documentary: The Bajau Sea Gypsies off the coast of Malenge Island
Mutual Curiosity with the Village Elder
Shy boy looking away. The coloured flags in the background represent different political parties. Indonesia is proud of its democracy!
Dark Clouds Ahead. The dark spots in the sea are a mixture of coral and hordes of spiky sea urchins
In Indonesia, smoking men are as common as clouds in the sky
Sunset over the pitoresque village. The bridge is leading to the other Gypsy village, just around the corner of the far rocks on the left.
Kids play a ball version of hide-and-seek, the entire island became a playground for all the boys and girls.
The Mosque, with its speakers at the top, could be heard even on neigboring islands. Despite the high share of muslims in this regions, most parties and festivals still involve a jolly dose of alcohol. People seem to practise religion in a pragmatic way, whereas “Indonesiaism” seems to be practised in an ideal way. Social cohesion is still thick in thinly populated areas.
Boy on its way to school, crossing the miles-long bridge. Sidenote: I was too scared myself to even cross 100 meter on this ancient wabbling wooden construction.
Photo documentary: The Uyghur people in Kashgar’s maze of alleys
A young school girl on her way home. The red scarfs are handed out to children throughout China, as a sign of good behavior.
- An Uyghur girl waiting on a corner in the vast maze of this old district
- Three Uyghur generations in front of the city’s oldest mosque
Donut-like breads are still made according to ancient recipe’s, sticked to the sides of large stone ovens
Kids playing in the narrow streets of the old town
Uyghur Woman hanging her laundry in the hot summer sun
The ancient streets in the Silk Road city of Kashgar (more…)
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