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With its seemingly endless, empty landscapes, the landlocked country of Mongolia holds a sense of mystery. Sparsely populated, it is home to some of the most rugged and robust human beings on the planet; The Kazakh.
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Kazakh or free warriors
During the communist period, many Kazakhs, or ‘free warriors’, fled Kazakhstan to neighbouring countries. This diaspora now forms large communities in China, Iran and Mongolia. The Kazakhs are the largest ethnic minority group in Mongolia. Almost 90 percent of them live in the north-western part of the country, Bayan-Ölgii. The Mongolian Kazakhs travelled through Russia to the Mongolian Altai Mountains living as semi-nomads,
Kazakh | Altantsogts, Bayan-Ӧlgii province | Mongolia, 2017
Khan la Khan, Kazakh, Ulaankhus, Bayan Ölgii | Mongolia, 2011 - This image is available as a limited edition fine art print.
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Tolkhin, Kazakh | Ulaankhus, Bayan Ölgii | Mongolia 2011
Kazakh | Altantsogts, Bayan Ölgii | Mongolia 2011
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