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Characteristic of the region
Central Asia and Kazakhstan occupy vast territory from the Western-Siberian Lowland in the north to the Plateau of Iran in the south, from the Volga River and Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east. The largest part of the region is covered with steppes and deserts with hot and dry climate which in the south and south-west switch to the rock massif of Pamir, Tien Shan and Kopet Dagh. In the river-valleys, the largest of which are the Syr-Darya and Amu-Darya, and in the piedmont areas there are oases with softer climate.
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Степной пейзаж. Средняя Азия. |
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| Блюдо. Ложка для разливания кумыса (вверху). Чехол для блюда. Сырдарьинская обл. Конец ХIХ в - начало ХХ в. Казахи. |
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| Группа мужчин и женщина в летней юрте. Казахи. |
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| Занавес прямоугольной формы. Каракалпаки. |
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| Молодая женщина в богатом наряде. Казахи. |
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 Uzbeks: city and steppes
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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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Kazakhs: being a nomad means to be alive
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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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Ancient layers of the Karakalpak culture
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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
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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!
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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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