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Central Asia’s land, water, and ecosystems face extreme pressure from farming, population growth, and pollution.
Central Asia is a strategically significant region abundant in resources and economic potential. It can and should emerge as a hub for positive and profitable U.S. engagement. Securing critical ...
She was walking with her granddaughter and four-year-old great grandson through a park admiring the clothing, food, crafts, and music traditional to nomadic Central Asian Steppe cultures. The cultural ...
Mongolia has been actively deepening its political relations with Central Asian countries – not just as a strategic pivot, but also as a form of cultural and historical reconnection.
The fifth World Nomad Games kicked off this week in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana. More than just a traditional sporting event, it is a vibrant celebration of an ancient steppe culture.
Linguistic and archaeological evidence links them to the eastern Iranian branch of Indo-European speakers, placing their origins somewhere in the Central Asian steppes—modern-day Kazakhstan and ...
The Steppe Silk Road in the 10th to 12th Century" exhibition is officially about to open on July 11 at China National Silk ...
Rimksy-Korsakov rescued it, though, for the 1880 season with his Russian Opera Orchestra and it has since become a concert favourite. It’s not hard to see why. The music, as well as being crammed full ...
Central Asia's wildest sport. This Games favourite – known variously across the region as kokpar, kok buru, ulak tartysh and buzkashi – is best described in English as rugby on horseback with ...