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Muynak is a small village in the northwest of Uzbekistan, situated 220 km from Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan. Some 30 years ago it was a small town on the southern shore of the Aral Sea with a population of 20 thousand people. The famous fish factory in Muynak was known to export its produce all over the territory of the former Soviet Union, while hats from the Muynak muskrat were highly esteemed by the Soviet elite. The port of Muynak was always teeming with fishing boats and transports. However, everything changed when the Aral Sea had begun to shrink. The ill-conceived e..

Ichan-Kala (an inside fortress) is a centre of old Khiva. It is extant perfectly well medieval city with narrow streets, with a chaotic development. Not for nothing Ichan-Kala is called an outdoor museum. Even now a spirit of passing centuries is hovering there, the same as hundred years ago, people are hurry for shopping, craftsmen work in their workshops, and children play in the streets. Minarets rise imperially above antique madrasahs and mosques. Museums are inside ex-palaces of Khiva khans now. Many antique houses are transformed to private hotels and guest houses, antique madrasahs ar..

The Hoja Daniyar mausoleum is situated on the northern slope of Afrosiab, on the bank of the Siab canal, close to a curative spring. According to legends, Hoja Daniyar assisted Kusam ibn Abbas, the Prophet"s cousin, in disseminating Islamic ideas. There is also a belief that Hoja Daniyar is the Koranic and Biblical prophet Daniyar (Daniel), whose remains Tamerlane brought to Samarkand from the Middle East. Prophet Daniel is highly esteemed by the professors of three religions – Islam, Christianity and Judaism. He is considered one of the four prophets of Israel in Judaism. Accordin..

The Baha ad-din Nakshbandi complex is a cultic ensemble in the centre of Bukhara. The complex arose around the grave of sheikh Baha ad-din Nakshbandi, the head of the most famous medieval order of dervishes Nakshbandia. Since the 15th century the Nakshbandia fraternity was one of the most popular Sufi orders in the world. The fraternity denied ostentatious asceticism and were actively engaged in economic life. Nakshbandi did not call upon his followers to become hermits, but on the contrary, wanted them to be industrious farmers, craftsmen, tradesmen and politicians. The order got alo..

Ecological Center "Jeyran" is one of the main attractions of ecotourism in Bukhara region of Uzbekistan. Eco centeris situatedin the south-west of Kizil-Kum desert, in 42 km from Bukhara and 12kmfrom Karaul-bazaar village, and covers the area of 20 thousands hectares. Ecocenter was formed on May 1977 as "Bukhara specialized nursery of breedinggoitered gazelle”(Gazellasubgutturossa). The breeding of rare species, studying of its biology and resource management populationare includedin nursery duties. In the following, the nursery began to breed other rare species – onager, saiga, Bukhar..

The Chatkal National Reserve is situated in the western extremity of the Chatkal Range in the western Tien Shan. It consists of two separate sections, the Bashkyzylsay section (11,103 ha) and the Maydantal section (24,150 ha). The sections are separated by a distance of 20 km and are located on different slopes of the range: the first one on the southwestern slope and the second – on the northern slope. The Bashkyzylsay section occupies the mountain part of the Bashkyzylsay river basin, its altitudes ranging from 1,080 m to 3,265 m above sea level. The Maydantal section, with altitudes from ..

Ulak-kupkari is one of the most ancient equestrian games popular among the peoples of Central Asia. From the emotional aspect this highly spectacular performance can be compared with the Spanish bullfighting. Traditionally, ulak-kupkari is held at holidays, weddings, in spring, before the opening of the farming season, and in autumn, after the harvest has been reaped. In the course of time this game has grown into a popular sport with its own rules, clubs, federations and competitions. Literally ‘ulak-kupkari’ translates as ‘the goat is a business for many’. Horsemen struggle for ..

The Surkhan National Reserve is situated in the northwestern part of Sherabad district, Surkhandarya province, Uzbekistan, and consists of two independent sections: Aral-Paygambar Island and the eastern slope of the Kugitang-tau Range. In 1971 a reserve was organised on Aral-Paygambar Island, 3,092 ha in area, with the purpose of conserving the ecosystem of the riparian forest and the natural population of the Bactrian deer, which had been included in the IUCN list and the Red Book of the former USSR. Recently, Aral-Paygambar Island has been transferred to the border protection services foll..

The legendary high-mountainous Pulatkhan plateau is situated in mountains of Southwest Tien-Shan in Ugam-Chatkal National park and administratively concerns to Bostanlyk area, Tashkent region of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The first of all, the areola of mystery of this plateau is connected with inaccessibility of it (it is necessary 2,5 – 3 days for rising on a plateau from the nearest road on foot). The difficult road on a plateau is with interest compensated by fantastic landscapes and wildness of the plateau. The underground forces have put forward a huge mountain (the area is abou..

Cock fighting is no less popular than sheep fighting, sometimes being even more excitable. Cocks of a special breed, specially trained for the dangerous contest, are used in the fighting. Perhaps, this is why the cock is considered by people as the boldest and proudest bird. The cock fighting resembles in many respects a box match, consisting of a number of rounds 10 minutes long each. A match may continue until the masters agree upon a draw. Between the rounds the cocks are attended by special persons, who cool them with water and by fanning with towels, preparing the birds for the ne..

Nurata-Aydarkul region – is one of the most interesting regions of Uzbekistan. Situating in Jizak and Navoi districts, at the border of great Kyzylkum Desert and Nurata Mountains, far from big cities, this region is a fine place for amateurs of ecologic, active and rural tourism. In this large region you will see all variety of landscapes of Uzbekistan – Nuratau and Aktau Mountains, foothills, steppe, desert and a huge Aydarkul Lake. You will discover a wonderful world of wild nature, meet with traditional way of life of local people in ancient mountain settlements. You will be waited ..

The Lower Amudarya State Biosphere Reserve was established in Uzbekistan in 2013, and included the territory of the former Baday-Tugay National Reserve and some areas of Beruni and Amudarya districts of Karakalpakstan that had been transferred to the reserve, which made its total area equal to 68,717.8 ha. The reserve is situated in the lower course of the Amudarya, on its right bank, at the foothills of the Sultan-Uizdag Range. The territory has the form of an egg, elongated from southeast to northwest. The reserve’s southern border is formed by the Amudarya River and the Taldyk tugai (ripa..

The Kyzylkum National Reserve is situated in two provinces of Uzbekistan, Bukhara and Khoresm. The reserve stretches from northwest to southeast for about 30 km along the bank of the Amudarya, in a strip 3 km wide. The total area of the reserve is 10,311 ha, of which 1,467 ha are situated in Romitan district, Bukhara province, and 8,844 in Harazasp district, Khoresm province. The Kyzylkum reserve is a unique territory, a combination of riparian forest in the middle course of the Amudarya River and a typical sand desert. The climate is characterised by extremely dry air, gr..

The Khoresm civilisation sprang up in about the mid-2nd millennium BC in the lower course of the Amudarya (a territory including today"s Republic of Karakalpakstan and some portion of the present-day Turkmenistan), later than ancient Egypt and Babylon, which had been developing in similar natural conditions. Like today, the great Oxus river (that was how the Europeans used to call the Amudarya) fed by glaciers high in the Pamir Mountains was carrying its waters a thousand kilometres away to form in its lower stream a fertile oasis bordered by the Kyzylkum desert. The seasonal irrigation conn..

Earliest known traces of human"s life on the territory of contemporary Uzbekistan had been found in the mountain caves and grottos and are attributed to the end of the Early Palaeolithic Age (Ashel epoch). Monuments of Kul-Bulak in the valley of Angren river and the complex of Uch-Tut in Bukhara district are dated from that period. A new type of human being - the Neanderthal man - appeared in Central Asia at the Palaeolithic Age (about 100 - 40 thousands years BC). At that period the human had settled down almost throughout the territory of contemporary Uzbekistan. The ancient Palaeolit..

Goldwork embroidery in Uzbekistan Goldwork as a world art is known for more than 20 centuries already. The territory of contemporary Uzbekistan has also been one of the world’s goldwork centres. This is evidenced by fragments of cloth excavated in Tashkent province. According to legend, goldwork was known in Sogdiana before the appearance of silk. The Arabs who captured Central Asia in the 8th century noted that the Sogdian noblemen wore clothes decorated with goldwork embroideries. The 19th century was a peak in the development of goldwork in Uzbekistan. The centre of the craft..

1. Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Austria (43-1) 315-39-94, 315-39-95, 315-39-93 Duschanov Ravshanbek Bahtiyarovich, Counselor Putzleinsdorferstrasse 48, A-1180 Vienna, Austria Web-page: www.usbekistan.at E-mail: botschaft@usbekistan.at 2. Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Azerbaijan (994-12) 497-25-49, 497-25-52, 497-25-48 Fayziev Sherzod Miraglamovich, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Baku c., Patamdar, 1st highway, passage 9, 437 apartmet Web-page: www.uzembassy.az Е-mail: office@uzembassy.az 3. Embassy of t..

It is hard to overestimate the role of reserves, national parks, wildlife preserves and nurseries created to protect the flora and fauna of Uzbekistan. There is a broad network of conservation areas in Uzbekistan covering a wide diversity of biocoenoses and ecosystems. Given below is the list of Uzbekistan reserves: - Chatkal National Reserve; - Hissar National Reserve; - Nurata National Reserve; - Surkhan National Reserve; - Zeravshan National Reserve; - Kyzylkum National Reserve; - Zaamin National Reserve; - Kitab National Reserve; - Lower Amudarya S..

The history of Kyrgyzstan goes back to the depth of ancient times. Numerous archaeological findings such as household items and tools, caves and site of the Stone Age, petroglyphs and other traces of material culture made it possible to compose quite a comprehensive and complete picture of life that primitive people lived at the territory of today"s Kyrgyzstan. The first traces of a man presence here refer to early Palaeolith-Ashel epoch (400-100 thousand years ago). There are archaeological findings and relics belonging to Moostjer epoch (100-40 thousand years ago), upper Palaeolith (..

The History of the present-day Tajikistan goes back to prehistoric times. From the 6th-4th century BC the Persian Achaemenid Empire"s satrapies (provinces) of Bactria and Sogdiana were located in this region of Central Asia. In the 4th century BC this ternary came under the rule of Alexander the Great who had destroyed the Persian Empire. In the 2nd century BC, after the overthrow of the Greeks in Bactria, a new state called Tokharistan was formed in order to later, together with Sogdiana and other areas of Central Asia, to become part of the tremendous Kushan Kingdom. The "Silk Road" from C..

Embassies & consulate offices of Kyrgyzstan abroad # Country Address Code Phone Fax 1 Russia Moscow, Bolshaya Ordinka str., 64 +7 095 2374481, 2373364 - 2 Ukraine Kiev, Institutskaya str., 4 +38 044 2290308, 2290307 - 3 Belurussia Minsk, Starovilenskaya str., 57 +37 0172 349117, 344038 - 4 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Samatova str., 30 +998 71 1339841 1360534 - 5 Turkmenistan Ashgabad, Kerogli str., 14 +993 12 255506 - 6 Tadjikistan Dushanbe city +992 372 211932 - 7 Malaysia Kuala ..

Embassies & consulate offices of Tajikistan abroad Country Address Telephone, E-mail Austria A-1090 Vienna, Universitats Strasse 8/1A +43 1 409 82 66 11 tajikembassy@chello.at Iran The square Niyovaron, Shahid Zinali b.3,10 +98 21 229 95 84 280 92 49 tajemb-iran@mail.ru China Beijing, 100 600 №5-1-41 Ta yuan Diplomatic Compound +86 10 65 32 30 39 65 32 25 98 td@a-l.net.cn Consult of RT in Pakistan House 90, Main Double Road, F-10/1,Islamabad +92 51 229 46 75 tajikcns@isb.comsats.net.pk Constant representative of RT by UNO 136 E..

Writing about Turkmen history, it would be appropriate to speak first of the history of Turkmenistan where Turkmen currently live. Archaeological excavations show that people lived at the territory of today"s Turkmenistan already 3,000,000 years ago. Scientists think that the Caspian Sea, which formerly was much lager than it is now, began to dry up and recede and this process resulted in the birth of the Kara-Kum desert. In those ages particularly in the Neolithic age, agriculture was prevalent in the Southern Turkmenistan while cattle-breeding and fishing were developed in the North. From ..

Kashgar has a history of more than 2"000 years. The earliest reference appeared in Persian documents referring to an alliance of Tushlan tribes, who founded their capital here. Kashgar was possibly the first of the Buddhist kingdoms of the Tarim basin. In the second century AD, Hinayana Buddhism flourished here and continued to do so until the ninth or tenth century. During this period Indian and Persian cultural influences were strong. Xuan Zang noted that the Kashgaris had green eyes perhaps a reference to Aryan origins and that for their writing they take their model from India. The dispo..

Territory of Kazakhstan has come to be mastered by man nearly a million years ago. As early as the age of Lower Paleolith the ancient man settled down on these Karatau lands fit for normal life, rich with game and wild fruit. It is there that they have found ancient settlements of Stone Age. By and by, in the centuries of Middle and Upper Paleolith the man came to master Central and Eastern Kazakhstan and Mangyshlak area. As have been shown by excavations of the neolythic settlement Botay in the North Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan constitutes the area of horse-mastering (breeding) and that of..

Embassies & consulate offices of Turkmenistan abroad # Country Address Code Phone Fax 1 Russia Moscow, Bolshaya Ordinka str., 64 +7 095 2374481, 2373364 - 2 Ukraine Kiev, Institutskaya str., 4 +38 044 2290308, 2290307 - 3 Belurussia Minsk, Starovilenskaya str., 57 +37 0172 349117, 344038 - 4 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Samatova str., 30 +998 71 1339841 1360534 - 5 Turkmenistan Ashgabad, Kerogli str., 14 +993 12 255506 - 6 Tadjikistan Dushanbe city +992 372 211932 - 7 Malaysia Kual..