Pictures of lake karakul

Images of lake karakul taken by Rhett Ayers Butler. Last updated: January 2, 2023.

Tajik women in front of their yurt at Lake Karakol

Camel and yurts on the shore of Lake Karakol

Uighur woman in front of her yurt

Traditional animal-skin yurt

Peaks surrounding Karakal Lake

Uighur women standing in front of their traditional yurt

Traditional yurts near Lake Karakul

Snow-capped mountains and glaciers near Karakul Lake in western China

Lake near Lake Karakul as seen from the Karakoram highway

Tajik woman with son in front of her yurt

Uighur woman in front of her Lake Karakul yurt

Uyger woman offering jewelry for sale

Father and son on horseback on the shore of Lake Karakul

Tajik woman walking with goods for sale

Tajik women in front of their tradtional yurt

Tajik on horseback

Camel and goats in front of a traditional yurt near Lake Karakul

Uighur horsemen on a plain at the foot of Kongur montain

Camel standing in front of concrete yurts built bt the Chinese government

Yurts on the shore of Lake Karakol

Peaks surrounding Lake Karakal

Goats in front of a yurt

Camel in Xinjiang

Uygur boy on horseback at Karakul Lake

Young Tajik man

Snow-capped mountains and glaciers behind Karakul Lake

New-style yurts constructed of concrete and painted white

Solar-powered yurt in western China

Lake Karakol meaning "black lake" in Tajik

Woman stitching in yurt

Stone home near Lake Karakol

Interior of a yurt

Camel next to Lake Karakul

Lake Karakol yurt

Karakul Lake in western China

Uyger home constructed of stones

Bird flying over Lake Karakul

Interior of a yurt near Lake Karakul

Lake Karakul or "black lake"

Camel between a traditional yurt and a modern yurt at lake Karakul

Adobe and stone hut in western China

Karakul Lake in Xinjiang

Tajik boy on horseback

Bird in flight over Lake Karakol

Solar-powered stone house in remote China

Camel in front of a van

Visible from Lake Karakul the highest peaks are Muztagata Kongur Tagh and Kongur Tiube.

Tajik kids near Lake Karakol

Tajik kids playing on the shore of Lake Karakol

Modern yurts constructed by the Chinese government

Children on the shores of Lake Karakol

Tajik cowboys on a grassy plain

Two forms of Chinese transportation: taxi and camel

Woman offering jewelry for sale at Lake Karakul

Turquoise waters of Lake Karakul

Approaching camel in Xinjiang

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