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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 What is a good book on the destruction of Buddhism in Central Asia by Islam? Q. I am familiar with the basic details of the Islamic conquest of Central Asia and the destruction of Buddhism in Central Asia by the Islamic armies. However I am looking for an historical book that contains a detailed account the these events. Must be in English. Asked by Non-Redneck - Tue May 13 21:05:49 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Hi, not sure of a book, but you may find quite a bit good info on Islamic/Buddhist history on Alex Berzin's website www.berzinarchives.com Answered by RudyH - Wed May 14 11:53:08 2008 is it true that the persons of the Turkic countries of Central Asia see Turkey like a pet of the Europeans? Q. I was talking with a friend of Uzbekistan, and he said me that he disliked Turks of Anatolia, because according him, you are European wannabe, and you are forgetting islam while, the Turkic countries of Central Asia are recovering the islamic style of life, after of the falling of the atheist sovietic rule what do you think of it? Asked by Zoltan B - Mon Jul 27 11:23:58 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments A. Recently another guy asked a question just like that... same type of sick logic, same type of stupid deduction, same type of prejudice and all.. That asker too was kinda missing something in the head, you know (So much of a resemblance that I could swear it was YOU under another name) A clever friend of ours gave just the right answer to that question and the members of the community voted it for the best answer. I guess THAT answer goes for your question too Just check the link below and see it for yourself Answered by TutSki YanCheg - Mon Jul 27 12:22:46 2009 Do slavic people originated in central asia?
Q. I have heared that they originated in central asia and migrated to different parts of world. Ther are eurasians. Asked by Omer - Tue Jun 17 14:16:36 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Well, if you mean that they are descendants of Aryans and Indo- Europeans who lived in places like Northern Indian and present day Iran and Afganistan/Pakistan tens of thousands of years ago, then, yes they did. But so did most Europeans except maybe for Basques, Finns, Hungarians and Estonians. If you mean if they descend from modern day Central Asians such as Uzbeks and Kazakhs, well, no. These are Turkic and not Indo-European. But most Europeans would be lingustically related to Tajiks ( who are Iranic). Some Russians do have some Asian blood and so do Finns and even Norwegians/Swedes. It does not mean though that an average person on the streets of Moscow, Helsinki and Stockholm looks like president Nazarbayev ( please do a google… [cont.] Answered by ChiliConCarne - Tue Jun 17 14:35:02 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "central asia"  www1.voanews.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:23:24 GMT+00:00 Voice of America Because Central Asia is an important route for Afghan opiates, the US is working closely with drug control agencies and border services in the region to ...  toonzone.net Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:43:19 GMT+00:00 Toon Zone Nickelodeon has struck numerous international deals that will spread its animated series across central Asia and Japan, World Screen reports. ...  bloomberg.com Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:49:40 GMT+00:00 Bloomberg ... for workers who lose their job to return to employment, said Kaspar Richter, the bank's senior economist for Europe and Central Asia , in the report. ... From Google News Search: "central asia"  mapsofworld.com 454px x 800px | 85.10kB [source page] http www mapsofworld com pakistan pakistan political map html http www mapsofworld com south africa cape town city map html http www mapsofworld com images central asia political map jpg http www mapsofworld com malaysia malaysia road network map html  centralasiatravel.com 587px x 1010px | 95.10kB [source page] Central Asia consists of the seven countries all of which are landlocked Five are Soviet Union republics Kazakhstan  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"  ikat.org admin Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:04:13 GM Central Asia. Institute: A nonprofit organization. Community based education, public health and conservation in mountain regions of . Central Asia. .  blog.taragana.com Veronika Oleksyn ue, 20 Jul 2010 15:00:54 GM AIDS spreading in Eastern Europe and . Central Asia. .  eurasiareview.com unknown Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:54:53 GM Central Asia. Profile - Security And Extremism Issues Monday, 28 June 2010 00:54 Written by The . Central Asian. region bordering regional powers Rus... From Google Blog Search: "central asia" |
