Desolate. Not Empty.
Posted October 19, 2018 by JanYurt Camp
Ethnoaul Kogez
Shetpe Village
Mangystau Region
Kazakhstan
October 18, 2018
In the Mangystau Region, 25% larger than France, the desert appears desolate and empty.
But life abounds.
Three pilgrimage sites built by the Eighteenth Century Sufi mystic, Beket-Ata..
An oasis appears. Lovely flowers and plants grow alongside a salty stream. Too salty for fish.
A Yurt Camp provides warm, comfortable bedding and hearty meals.
Livestock everywhere.