A farmer works in a field in Chad.
A farmer works in a field in Chad.
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Motovun is one of the most beautiful hill towns in Croatia’s Istria region.
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Sunset at a marshy nature preserve in Lattes, France.
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Tall grass blows in the wind in a marshy nature preserve just outside the bustling metropolis of Montpellier, France.
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Lavender fields in Provence, France.
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An IMB worker talks with an Orthodox priest in the village of Tipova, Moldova. The Orthodox religion makes up 78% of the population in Moldova and is the official government religion.
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Fields in Jianchuan County, Yunnan province, China.
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Flowers in Jianchuan County, Yunnan province, China.
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Portrait of a man a local festival in Hustai National Park, Mongolia.
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The traditional Mongolian saying, “A Mongol without a horse is like a bird without wings,” indicates how highly the horse is esteemed among Mongolians. Cherished above all other animals for their practicality in this predominantly nomadic culture, the strong, stocky Mongol horse has barely changed since the days of Genghis Khan.
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Piles of rocks, called Ovoo, can be found on mountains and other high places. They play an important role in Mongolian Shamanistic religious practice. Adherents worship the spirits of the mountains and sky by leaving offerings.
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The heartland of the Mongol peoples of East Asia covers a large area of Mongolia, China and Russia. At its center lies a vast area of grassland plains known as steppes. These are typified by their temperate, semi-arid climate that is too dry for forests to develop, and too wet to become desert. Almost one-third of the region’s 340,000 square miles of steppe land is located in Mongolia and has been the traditional home to families of nomadic herders.
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Two children stand outside their family’s tent, known as a ‘ger,’ in Mongolia. Despite significant improvements in Mongolia’s education system in recent years, it can still be very difficult for children of rural families to receive a full 10-year primary and secondary education. A combination of overcrowding, aging facilities and great distances from the temporary homes of nomadic families means that only 45% of rural students complete high school, compared with 55% nationally.
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Equestrian skills come early and naturally to children of Mongolian herder families. This three-year-old girl has already mastered horseback riding.
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A Mongolian nomadic herder prepares to bring in his flock in Sükhbaatar, Mongolia.
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A herd of horses interrupts an endless landscape of steppes and skies. The vast majority of Mongolia comprises grasslands that can support only nomadic grazing.
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Gorkhi-Terelj National Park near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Mongolian herders drive their livestock on horseback using long wooden poles with a loop of rope attached to the end. Although it is primarily a man’s responsibility to herd the family’s livestock, all family members learn to ride from as young as three years old.
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A nomadic herdswoman tends her sheep on the grasslands of Sükhbaatar, Mongolia.
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At sunrise, the mayor of the local village in Tajikistan walks out to a bluff near his home, which overlooks a mountain range which leads to Afghanistan.
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