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@ellamaillart.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:50 AM

"Ella," says Volodya in a thrilled voice, "that trickle you saw flowing out of the glacier we crossed is the source of the Syr Dazia, the great Iaxartes of the Ancients, which pours its waters in the Sea of Aral ..."

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'Sources du Syr-Daria et sommet du Sari-Tor', Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic (present-day Kyrgyzstan), Ella Maillart, 1932 A glacial landscape feeds the headwaters of the Syr Darya - one of Central Asia's most vital river systems - in the Tian Shan mountain range within the Kyrgyz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (present-day Kyrgyzstan).
@ellamaillart.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 6:51 AM

"We meet four horsemen returning from the hunt who carry eagles on their fists. Black talons grasp a thick leather glove that rests in a wooden fork upon the saddle: the beak is on a level with the rider's forehead."

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Four Kyrgyz men engage in the traditional Central Asian practice of falconry - berkutchi (or berkuti) - where hunters form deep bonds with golden eagles for hunting foxes, hares and sometimes even wolves to provide fur and meat for the community. They are wearing traditional heavy coats and hats, mounted on horseback while carrying the birds of prey.