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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north. It is also sometimes known as Middle Asia or Inner Asia, and is within the scope of the wider Eurasian continent. Various definitions of its exact composition exist and no one definition is universally accepted. Despite this uncertainty in defining borders, it does have some important overall characteristics. For one, Central Asia has historically been closely tied to its nomadic peoples and the Silk Road. As a result it has acted as a crossroads for the movement of people, goods, and ideas between Europe, West Asia, South Asia, and East Asia. In modern context, all definitions of Central Asia consensually include the five former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan (pop. 16.0 million), Kyrgyzstan (5.5 million), Tajikistan (7.3 million), Turkmenistan (5.1 million), and Uzbekistan (27.6 million) for a total population of 61.5 million as of 2009. Other areas often included are the Republic of Mongolia, Afghanistan, northern and western Pakistan, north-eastern Iran, Jammu and Kashmir, and western portions of the People's Republic of China including Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu, western Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan and Inner Mongolia, as well as southern parts of Siberia, Russia. During pre-Islamic and early Islamic times, Central Asia was a predominantely Iranian region that included sedentary Sogdians, Chorasmians and semi-nomadic Scythians, Alans. The ancient sedentary population played an important role in the history of Central Asia. After expansion by Turkic peoples, Central Asia became also the homeland for many Turkic peoples, including the Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and Uyghurs, and Central Asia is sometimes referred to as Turkestan. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Cheap flighs from Europe to Central Asia? Q. I live in Prague (Czech Republic, Europe) and I visit Dushanbe (Tajikistan, Central Asia) every year (with a transit in the middle, either Moscow or Istambul). Each time the ticket costs $1100. It's too expensive. Do you know any cheap deals, charter flights or something? Any suggestions? I want to go some time in Easter (2010). Thank you so much. Asked by Mistyx - Fri Jul 31 12:47:22 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Please check: Tips: a- use flexible dates b- use alternative airports Answered by CARLOS O - Fri Jul 31 17:09:56 2009 Do first europeans came from central asia? Q. I have heard that they inhabited europe 3 million years before. Some went to south asia and are aryans and some went to europe. Thats why Iranians have similar features as europeans. Asked by Omer - Wed May 28 04:42:57 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. DNA Study Traces European Ancestors to 10 Men 1.2 million years ago However, the genus "Homo" is 2.3 million years, who came from what we now call Africa, but was once part of the Pangaea, the "single continent," 200 million years ago. Yes, Iranians (Persians) are Aryan. Most other people's in the area are Arabs of Semitic descent; the other Arabs, including Egyptians, are Hamites. Answered by Yaoi Shonen-ai - Wed May 28 05:42:42 2008 Is it possible to compare the Mongols of Central Asia to the Vikings of Scandinavia in Northern Europe?
Q. The Mongols invaded Europe in the 13 century. The Vikings invaded parts of Europe in the 9th to 11th centuries as well as what is now the Eastern U.S. Would it be fair to compare the two groups? Consider that the Mongols were a nomadic people and the Vikings were, well, sort of nomadic. Asked by chrstnwrtr - Wed Jan 23 13:30:10 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Wow I have to disagree with cycwynne above. The Mongols ruled China for more than a century, the Yuan dynasty 1279 -1368, though they had made major conquests in China in the mid 1200s. Mongols rulers such as Kublai Khan became VERY civilized with an organized empire. The Vikings did not "convert" to Normans (though I'll grant that they did learn to speak medieval French). They had always been "Normans" - which means Norsemen or men from the north. Also the major climatic change, the "Mini Ice Age in Europe," did not begin until the early 1300s - - long after the Norsemen had settled down in their new lands and become Christians. [They could not pillage easy targets like undefended monasteries with a completely clear conscience after… [cont.] Answered by Spreedog - Wed Jan 23 19:19:55 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "central asia"  seekingalpha.com Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:10:48 GMT+00:00 Seeking Alpha (blog) Turkey is located at the gateway of the Middle East, Caspian petroleum and Central Asian natural gas to the west, which are regarded as the future energy ...  huliq.com Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:54:05 GMT+00:00 huliq at one time, the two rivers that fed into the Aral Sea to help it thrive, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, transformed Central Asia into one of the world's ... Aral Sea Before and After 2010:Exclusive Photos Sportz Mania (blog)  www2.macleans.ca Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:36:37 GMT+00:00 Macleans.ca (blog) The Uzbeks must have been asleep to allow the Russians to occupy central Asia for more than a century; Pakistan is a suspect land of recent Muslim converts ... From Google News Search: "central asia"  knowledgenews.net 505px x 900px | 212.40kB [source page] A look at Santa s supposed sweet spot Zoom in | Zoom out From Yahoo Image Search: "central asia"  niqnaq.wordpress.com niqnaq Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:54:53 GM Central Asia. arrived at a turning point last weekend far removed from the history of Genghis Khan riding out to conquer the world, as it sought peacekeepers from Europe. Russia, which has provided security to the region for the past ...  thejakartaglobe.com unknown Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:12:00 GM Bank . Central Asia. rose in Jakarta trading, set for its highest price in more than 29 months, after the Indonesian lender was rated buy in a new coverage by PT Andalan Artha Advisindo Sekuritas analyst AG Pahlevi.  opendemocracy.net Carlo Ungaro Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:24:45 GM The increasingly dangerous situation in . Central Asia. can perhaps be better understood by considering some basic facts. They should then be pieced together and properly analysed, from both a political and an historical point of view. ... From Google Blog Search: "central asia" |
