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 Uzbeks: city and steppes
In early 20 c. Uzbeks were not a united people. They were divided into two groups: sedentary Uzbeks - urban population and residents of the agricultural villages, and cattle-breeders - nomads and semi-nomads who kept on living in tribes and clans.
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Ancient layers of the Karakalpak culture
Karakalpaks, inhabiting mainly in the lowlands of the Amu-Darya river, had a lot of common cultural features with their neighbours-nomads - Kazakhs, Uzbeks and Bashkirs.
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Turkmens: carpet art
Tufted Turkmen carpet is one of the most well-known phenomena of the nomadic culture beyond the borders of Central Asia. This is quite typical because Turkmen carpets are original, easy-recognizable and are the most developed kind of art of this people.
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Kirghiz: house-world- universe of the nomad!
Kirghiz, inhabiting the massifs of the Tien Shan and Eastern Pamir, roam in a vertical direction - in winter in the valleys, in summer in the Alpine meadows. Transportable combined dwelling - yurt - ideally correspond to the main principle of the nomadic way of life - "All I have, I carry with myself."
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Kazakhs: being a nomad means to be alive
In the language of the Kazakhs words "to live" and "to roam" are synonyms as well as permanent moving with the flocks of cattle was not only a way of life of the nomad but also a basis of his world outlook...
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