Central Asia
The Silk Road Routes
Aral Sea
Aral Sea Desertification
Google Earth
Dossor, Kazakhstan
World Heritage site on the Silk Road, Mary (Merv) Turkmenistan
Fergana Valley
Fergana Valley Market, Uzbekistan
Jengish, Kygyzstan
Lenin Dam, Kyrgyzstan
Issyk Kul, Kyrgizstan
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Buzkashi Monument, Marzar e-Sharif, Afghanistan
Mazar
Alkhan Teke horse, KZ
Manas Base, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Closed? Yes, 2009; No, 2011 Closed? _base.html _base.html Manas story tellers Manas Ferghana, UZ
Bishkek, Kyrgyz, Manas, a mythic hero
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Lenin Plaza
US soldiers arriving at Manas Base from Afghanistan on the way to Germany, 2009
American & French joint exercises, Manas, 2009
Kyrgyz men watch a dog/wolf fight, 2008
Turkmenistan Aral Sea Caspian Sea IRAN UZBEKISTAN AFGHANISTAN Merv Ashgabat KAZAKHSTAN
The Silk Routes
Tamerlain, , Mongol conquerer in Ashgabat
Tamerlain’s tomb, Samarkand, UZ
Mary or Merv, Turkmenistan. A steppe fortress on the Silk Route. Several cities have existed on this site, this is 12 th century and a World Heritage site.
Ashkabad, Turkmenistan Alexander, Arabs, Turks, Mongols, Uzbeks, and Russians have all conquered the Turkman territory
Leningrad Cowboys