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▶Middle East113,327

All of Middle East Persian / Iranian8,855 Ancient Mesopotamian1,114 Syrian771 Assyrian / Syriac653 Iraqi518 Jewish & Israeli322 Turkish / Ottoman288 Islamic world (pan-regional)239 Arab (pan-Arab)177 Saudi Arabian128 Palestinian113 Armenian49 Yemeni21 Lebanese20 Kurdish15 Omani14 Emirati13 Qatari9 Jordanian5 Kuwaiti2 Bahraini1

▶North Africa5,170

All of North Africa Egyptian4,888 Moroccan168 Algerian48 Tunisian47 Sudanese11 Amazigh (Berber)7 Libyan1

▶Caucasus & Central Asia1388

All of Caucasus & Central Asia Uzbek161 Afghan155 Azerbaijani59 Turkmen5 Georgian (Caucasus)3 Kazakh2 Tajik2 Kyrgyz1

▶South Asia980

All of South Asia Indian582 Pakistani318 Bangladeshi40 Tibetan20 Nepali8 Sri Lankan7 Bhutanese5

▶East Asia14,095

All of East Asia Chinese1,652 Japanese1,502 Korean414 Taiwanese333 Hong Kong182 Mongolian12

▶Southeast Asia2,726

All of Southeast Asia Filipino1,074 Indonesian682 Thai379 Vietnamese194 Singaporean161 Cambodian / Khmer133 Malaysian95 Burmese5 Lao3

▶Western Europe5,843

All of Western Europe British2,578 French2,066 Dutch628 Belgian383 Irish188

▶Central Europe3,453

All of Central Europe German1,374 Czech580 Swiss558 Polish336 Hungarian296 Austrian243 Slovak66

▶Northern Europe712

All of Northern Europe Baltic (Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian)249 Danish118 Swedish107 Finnish105 Norwegian84 Icelandic31 Norse / Viking16 Sámi2

▶Southern Europe2,089

All of Southern Europe Italian1,150 Spanish404 Greek244 Portuguese193 Catalan66 Maltese22 Cypriot7 Basque3

▶Eastern Europe & Russia1,546

All of Eastern Europe & Russia Russian402 Romanian402 Soviet319 Serbian174 Ukrainian92 Croatian75 Belarusian35 Bulgarian17 Yugoslav12 Albanian9 Slovenian6 Bosnian2 Macedonian1

▶Sub-Saharan Africa1927

All of Sub-Saharan Africa Nigerian308 African (pan-regional)159 Malian97 South African90 Ghanaian58 Eritrean58 Congolese57 Senegalese33 Ethiopian31 Cameroonian13 Kenyan10 Ugandan5 Zimbabwean3 Somali2 Tanzanian2 Ivorian1

▶Latin America & Caribbean3,846

All of Latin America & Caribbean Argentine743 Mexican634 Peruvian533 Brazilian392 Cuban391 Colombian357 Ecuadorian167 Chilean160 Uruguayan129 Guatemalan109 Jamaican59 Puerto Rican59 Bolivian57 Pre-Columbian31 Venezuelan17 Haitian8

▶North America6,399

All of North America American (US)4,811 Canadian1,570 Indigenous North American12 African American6

▶Oceania781

All of Oceania Australian387 New Zealand358 Pacific Islander36

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The Met153 Wikimedia Commons31 It's Nice That21 Brand New6 David Rumsey Map Collection4

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Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan

Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (2)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (2)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (1)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (1)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (7)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (7)

IFAN - Instrument (2)

IFAN - Instrument (2)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (14)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (14)

IFAN - Figure d'autel, a-Tshol

IFAN - Figure d'autel, a-Tshol

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (9)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (9)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (4)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (4)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (12)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (12)

IFAN - Echelle Dogon

IFAN - Echelle Dogon

ArtefactsSenegal

ArtefactsSenegal

GuineaBoredStone

GuineaBoredStone

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (8)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (8)

Célébration des moissons chez les Gourounsi du Burkina Fasso - Masque de phacochère - musée Théodore Monod - Dakar

Célébration des moissons chez les Gourounsi du Burkina Fasso - Masque de phacochère - musée Théodore Monod - Dakar

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (13)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (13)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (10)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (10)

IFAN - Echelle Dogon (2)

IFAN - Echelle Dogon (2)

IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali (2)

IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali (2)

IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali

IFAN - Cimiers de danse, Chi-Wara, Mali

IFAN - Echelle Dogon (3)

IFAN - Echelle Dogon (3)

Cistones

Funéraille chez les Sénoufo - musée Théodore Monod - Dakar

Funéraille chez les Sénoufo - musée Théodore Monod - Dakar

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (11)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (11)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (6)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (6)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (5)

Dakar-Musée de l'IFAN (5)

Alex De Mora documents the key characters of Mongolia’s booming hip-hop scene

Alex De Mora documents the key characters of Mongolia’s booming hip-hop scene

Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'

Bowl Decorated in the 'Beveled Style'

Robe

"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

"Yusuf Tending the Flocks", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Hanging

Dish

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Dish

Tile Fragment

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Bowl with Arabic Proverb

Bowl with Arabic Proverb

Tile Fragment

Robe

Hanging

Tile Fragment

Fragment of a Wall Painting

Fragment of a Wall Painting

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Carved Door Panel

Carved Door Panel

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)

Futuh al-Haramayn (Description of the Holy Cities)

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Cover

Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)

Portrait of Muhammad Khan Shaibani, the Uzbek (d.1510)

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Amulet Case, One of a Pair

Dish

Section of a Qur'an Manuscript

Section of a Qur'an Manuscript

Pendant, One of a Pair

Pendant, One of a Pair

Hanging

Robe

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]

Boots

"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

"Yusuf Arriving in Egypt and Leaving the Ship in the Nile", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"

Group of Dervishes

Group of Dervishes

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Tile from a Squinch

Tile from a Squinch

Tile Fragment

Tile Fragment

Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription

Architectural Tile with Partial Inscription

Tile Fragment

"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

"Sultan Listening to a Man Reading from a Manuscript", Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Carpet

Tile Fragment

Pendant, One of a Pair

Pendant, One of a Pair

Tile Fragment

Ensemble

Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Čartār

Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Folio from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Tile Fragment

Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons

Tile Decorated with Entrelacs Pattern Based on Octagons

Hanging

Bowl

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Section from the "Qur'an of `Umar Aqta'

Tile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Kaftan

Tile Fragment

Dish

Hanging

Ornament, One of a Pair

Ornament, One of a Pair

Hanging

Hanging

Coin

Head Ornament

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

Ornament, One of a Pair

Ornament, One of a Pair

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Bowl with Rosette

Bowl with Rosette

Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design

Bowl with Pseudo-Inscriptional Design

Carpet fragment

Carpet fragment

"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Bowl

Kaftan

Tile Fragment

Hanging

Tile Fragment

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Portrait of a Dervish

Portrait of a Dervish

Tile Fragment

Garden Scene

Coin

Tile Fragment

Cover

"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di

"Yusuf and Zulaikha", Folio 51r from a Bustan of Sa`di

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Tile Fragment

Square Tile

Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar

Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar

Dish

Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Folio from a Manuscript by Mir Ali Shir Nava'i

Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Textile Fragment

Textile Fragment

Earring, One of a Pair

Earring, One of a Pair

Ensemble

Tile Fragment

Tile

"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di

"Interior Reception", Folio 36r from a Bustan of Sa`di

Ornament

Tile Fragment

Fragment of Cover

Fragment of Cover

Hanging

Bowl

"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di

"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Bowl

Bowl

Bowl with Pseudo-inscriptional Design

Bowl with Pseudo-inscriptional Design

Fragment with Clusters of White Dots

Fragment with Clusters of White Dots

Bowl with Red and Black Vegetal Motifs

Bowl with Red and Black Vegetal Motifs

Bowl

Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"

Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"

Bowl

Bowl

Fragment of a Dish

Fragment of a Dish

Bowl

Bowl with Inscription

Bowl with Inscription

Urging peasants to speed up cotton production – Russian and Uzbek, Tashkent, 1920s (Mardjani)

Urging peasants to speed up cotton production – Russian and Uzbek, Tashkent, 1920s (Mardjani)

Mongol i middle2

Mongol i middle2

Sean and Seng travelled to Mongolia to shoot for Arena Homme+

Sean and Seng travelled to Mongolia to shoot for Arena Homme+

Brad Ogbonna makes colourful and considerate depictions of the people of Dakar

Brad Ogbonna makes colourful and considerate depictions of the people of Dakar

Kerry Dean photographs 12 years of “chance encounters” in Mongolia

Kerry Dean photographs 12 years of “chance encounters” in Mongolia

Delve into this unseen archive of Roger daSilva’s photographs of 1950s Senegal

Delve into this unseen archive of Roger daSilva’s photographs of 1950s Senegal

Ivana Bobic and Siri Johansen’s filmic portrait of Senegal, posthumously narrated by Anni Albers

Ivana Bobic and Siri Johansen’s filmic portrait of Senegal, posthumously narrated by Anni Albers

Zumrad Mirzalieva documents the decline of traditional Uzbek barbershops

Zumrad Mirzalieva documents the decline of traditional Uzbek barbershops

Uzbekistan-based Hassan Kurbanbaev photographs the places where he feels “calm and well”

Uzbekistan-based Hassan Kurbanbaev photographs the places where he feels “calm and well”

Uz. SSR. Bukhara, Samarkand, Surkhan-Darya regions

Uz. SSR. Bukhara, Samarkand, Surkhan-Darya regions

Catherine Hyland explores the vast, yet eerily barren tourist destinations of China and Mongolia

Catherine Hyland explores the vast, yet eerily barren tourist destinations of China and Mongolia

East Siberia. Mongolia. Manchuria.

East Siberia. Mongolia. Manchuria.

“Silent manifestos for a changing society”: photographer Moulaye Diarra uncovers the dreams of Dakar’s youth

“Silent manifestos for a changing society”: photographer Moulaye Diarra uncovers the dreams of Dakar’s youth

Advertising poster for the exhibition Splendours of the oases of Uzbekistan in Louvre museum (2022-2023)

Advertising poster for the exhibition Splendours of the oases of Uzbekistan in Louvre museum (2022-2023)

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Awesome Senegalese Bike Tricks

Awesome Senegalese Bike Tricks

Catherine Hyland tells the unlikely story of Mongolian sumo wrestlers in her latest project

Catherine Hyland tells the unlikely story of Mongolian sumo wrestlers in her latest project

Felicity McCabe’s graceful photographs of Mongolian circus troupe trainees

Felicity McCabe’s graceful photographs of Mongolian circus troupe trainees

Mongolenreich nach 1250: Produktion. (Mongol Empire after 1250: production).

Mongolenreich nach 1250: Produktion. (Mongol Empire after 1250: production).

Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann’s cinematic series captures the wrestlers of Inner Mongolia

Gem Fletcher and Ken Hermann’s cinematic series captures the wrestlers of Inner Mongolia

Photographer Ilyes Griyeb takes us to Senegal's salt lakes

Photographer Ilyes Griyeb takes us to Senegal's salt lakes

Logo Qatar National Bank

Metro Doha Logo 10.2018

Anna Louise Strong - Red Star in Samarkand (1929)

Anna Louise Strong - Red Star in Samarkand (1929)

New Logo for Qatar Museums by Wolff Olins

New Logo for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup by UnlockBrands

New Logo and Identity for Doha Debates by e-Types

Christophe Negrel's Senegal series packs a hell of a punch!

Christophe Negrel's Senegal series packs a hell of a punch!

In Contort, Kerry J Dean continues a 15-year long documentation of Mongolia

In Contort, Kerry J Dean continues a 15-year long documentation of Mongolia

The Torch Doha

The Torch Doha

New Logo and Identity for Qatar National Library by Duffy & Partners

Mongolenreich nach 1250: Städte und Strassen. (Mongol Empire after 1250: cities and streets).

Mongolenreich nach 1250: Städte und Strassen. (Mongol Empire after 1250: cities and streets).

New Logo for Qatar National Tourism Council by Tarek Atrissi Design

Stephen Sawyerr’s electric short film centres on a karate dojo in Harlem’s Little Senegal

Stephen Sawyerr’s electric short film centres on a karate dojo in Harlem’s Little Senegal

Kamila Rustambekova photographs migratory workers in Uzbekistan as they seek community and opportunity

Kamila Rustambekova photographs migratory workers in Uzbekistan as they seek community and opportunity