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Tweets on Indo-Iranian Central Asia #Afghanistan #Xinjiang #Uzbekistan #Tajikistan

[Uzbekistan Brand Ambassador @UZAmbassador]

The impressive new Centre for Islamic Civilisation in Tashkent opened in March. I visited on a guided tour this week. These are my observations. 👇

[TOLOnews English @TOLONewsEnglish]

Afghanistan’s national buzkashi team advanced to the next round of the global competition after defeating Mongolia.

In this match, Afghan chapandaz riders delivered an outstanding performance and secured a valuable 7��0 victory.

This comes as Afghanistan’s national team had also defeated Russia and Hungary in their previous two matches.

The global buzkashi competitions have been underway for some time in Kazakhstan, with the participation of nine countries.
#TOLOnews_English

[🏛 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 🏛 @nonregemesse]

2300 years old Scythian woman's boot preserved in the frozen ground of the Altai Mountains.

[Uzbekistan Brand Ambassador @UZAmbassador]

The Center for Islamic Civilization will open in Tashkent next month. It looks fantastic. https://t.co/EAr4H5AjOn

[Tajikvisuals🇵🇸🇹🇯 @tajikvisuals]

Noble Tajik man from Bukhara, late XIX

#tajik #tajiks #bukhara

[Nezih Seven @nezih_seven]

The Bactrian god Mozdooano, his name possibly deriving from *mazdā-vana- 'Winner of Wisdom', in the outfit of a warlike Kushan King riding a two-headed horse on the reverse of a coin of the Kushan King Kanishka. Inscription in Graeco-Bactrian script. From R. Göbl 1984, no. 61/3. Drawing by M. Hahn.

[Markus Hauser @hausibek]

The Pamir -- "a very special place... the roof of the world" -- particularly fascinates scientists, Stocker said, because it is a climatic crossroads, redirecting moist air from Europe towards the Indian subcontinent.

https://t.co/YIPCWBwhZW

[Alex Tabarrok @ATabarrok]

For my wedding anniversary, I designed and had hand-woven in Afghanistan a rug for my microbiologist wife. The rug mixes traditional Afghanistan designs with some scientific elements including Bunsen burners, test tubes, bacterial petri dishes and other elements.

[History of Khorâsân and the Persianate World @BiruniKhorasan]

Four different schools of Persianate manuscripts/miniatures:

-Tabriz.
-Herat.
-Bukhara.
-Shiraz.

Pick your favorite.

[Anahita SD @Anahita_SD]

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[invisible_east @invisible_east]

Our 'Document of the Month' by @arezouazad, celebrates 🎉 the agency, confidence & hard work of medieval women, through the lens of a 12-century petition 📜 by a tenant farmer in #Afghanistan seeking to defend her livelihood💪

https://t.co/ryMRAcz1Cs

#iwd #iwd2025 #medievalist

[invisible_east @invisible_east]

In our latest blog, Nabi Saqee finds references to #Nowruz in the #Bamiyan Papers & highlights some special traditions in modern-day #Afghanistan: https://t.co/m03ruqYSzb

Wishing our followers a happy Naw Rūz/Nowruz & a healthy, successful & joyful year!

#persiannewyear

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[Мир 🏔️ @pahlavonzoda]

𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗷𝗶𝗸 (𝗦𝗼𝗴𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻) 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀

“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙜𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙨………

[Nigora Fazliddin @NigoraFazliddin]

At 96, Bakhtali Sharifov is oldest of the 1,500 Khufij ppl. Living in a remote #Badakhshani village, #Tajikistan, he shared tales of "big hairy humans" he encountered perhaps the yeti. Khufij 1 of smallest Indigenous groups speak their own language & live along the #Panj river

[History of Khorâsân and the Persianate World @BiruniKhorasan]

The 350 years old "Yu Aw #Synagogue" (#Persian: کنیسای یوآو) in the old #city of #Herat built in a #Persianate style. It was fully restored by the #Afghan government in 2020.

#Herat had #CentralAsia´s second largest #Jewish community second to #Bukhara

#Khorasan

[Nigora Fazliddin @NigoraFazliddin]

Beautiful and colorful #Tajik #embroidery - #chakan or #suzani, pure handmade. Each ornament has very long #history. For instance, the round figures embody the sun and Tajiks past, dating back to very ancient past.

[Nigora Fazliddin @NigoraFazliddin]

Tajikistan is home to the #SnowLeopard 🐆, one of the world’s most elusive big cats. Unique creatures roam across 12 countries, w/ 🇹🇯 providing habitat 4 500-800 of the estimated 7,000-12,000 remaining in the wild. TJ is one of the most favorable environments for their survival.

[Nadeem | Eran ud Turan @eranudturan]

Shoes with a square insert at the heel are common in Sogdian painting - these were probably done for reenforcment or for mending worn areas. Shoes with this feature (not always square) are also known from medieval Khwarazm, Samarkand, and the Pamirs

[oxus_expedition @oxus_expedition]

Take a walk with us around Takht-i Sangin, home of the Oxus Treasure. There's no one else here. 😊