Central Asia. The Silk Road Routes Aral Sea.

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Central Asia

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Central Asia

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The Silk Road Routes

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Aral Sea

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Aral Sea Desertification

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Google Earth

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Dossor, Kazakhstan

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World Heritage site on the Silk Road, Mary (Merv) Turkmenistan

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Fergana Valley

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Fergana Valley Market, Uzbekistan

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Jengish, Kygyzstan

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Lenin Dam, Kyrgyzstan

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Issyk Kul, Kyrgizstan

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Buzkashi Monument, Marzar e-Sharif, Afghanistan

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Mazar

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Alkhan Teke horse, KZ

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Manas Base, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Closed? Yes, 2009; No, 2011

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/kyrgyzstan_and_manas_air_base.html

Manas story tellers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMDklwoLf34 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMDklwoLf34#t=1m29s

Manas

Ferghana, UZ

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Bishkek, Kyrgyz, Manas, a mythic hero

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Bishkek, KyrgyzstanLenin Plaza

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US soldiers arriving at Manas Base from Afghanistan on the way to Germany, 2009

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American & French joint exercises, Manas, 2009

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Kyrgyz men watch a dog/wolf fight, 2008

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Turkmenistan

Aral Sea

Caspian Sea

IRAN

UZBEKISTAN

AFGHANISTAN

Merv

Ashgabat

KAZAKHSTAN

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The Silk Routes

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Tamerlain, 1336-1405, Mongol conquerer in Ashgabat

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Tamerlain’s tomb, Samarkand, UZ

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Mary or Merv, Turkmenistan. A steppe fortress on the Silk Route. Several cities have existed on this site, this is 12th

century and a World Heritage site.

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Ashkabad, TurkmenistanAlexander, Arabs, Turks, Mongols, Uzbeks, and Russians

have all conquered the Turkman territory

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Leningrad Cowboyshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKD7g56DNN0