Kygyrz herder Sapar Musa feeds a newborn lamb in Subash village, China. Karakul is located at an altitude of 3,600m along the Karakoram highway, surrounded by Mount Muztagh Ata and Mount Kongur. Most of the people who live there are of Turkish origin from Kyrgyzstan. Around 150,000 Kygyrz people live in China Illustration: How Hwee Young
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