Destination Central Asia

As Central Asia continues to open up to independent travel, keep up date on this fascinating region with travel-related news, views, photos and stories

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My recent article on travels in Uzbekistan, published in @GoWorldTravel earlier this month.
https://t.co/cUnnDRX9kc

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Beautiful Greig #tulips are making a comeback in Kazakhstan’s Turkistan Region. Though these rare endangered flowers need protection to thrive. #Kazakhstan #GreigTulips #Conservation
https://t.co/JaMViTLetY

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@zieglermarcelo @milankyrgyz @UZAmbassador @EmbArgRusia Great video!

[Marcelo Ziegler ⭐⭐⭐🇦🇷 @zieglermarcelo]

Registan Samarkand 🇺🇿
One of the best place in #CentralAsia
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Our YouTube channel 👇🎥🙏❤️
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On this day 80 years ago, #Kazakhstan’s Central State Archive of Film, Photo Documents & Sound Recording was established in Almaty. This piece in @zakon_kz outlines the Archive’s history and features some great photos of Kazakh scenes in decades past.
https://t.co/qGcqG81nrh

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Everything you need to know for a visit to the Sun Institute at Parkent (near Tashkent), including its remarkable solar furnace. The piece features some interesting photos, including a unique chandelier made of Baltic amber and Bohemian glass. #Uzbekistan
https://t.co/0rp6lfOeW7

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This is a very cool infographic: the tallest minarets in Uzbekistan, in height order. #ad

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Uzbekistan continues development of alpine tourism at Chimgan near Tashkent, by awarding a French company a contract to build a new “international level” all-season resort. It will reportedly boast the highest gondola in Central Asia, rising to over 3,300m
https://t.co/cdl8jXy7Wn

[Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative @AltynDala]

Caught on camera - the Kulan of Kazakhstan have to survive an 80-degree temperature range. The individuals here have tracking collars to get data on how they move across the steppe upon release. #WorldWildlifeDay #GenerationRestoration

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#Kazakhstan’s outstanding success in reviving its endangered Saiga antelope population provokes ire on the part of farmers in Kostanay Region due to crop damage, and underscoring the importance of engaging local populations in conservation efforts.
https://t.co/TSV3DbUXS2

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On this day 120 years ago, Swiss adventurer, writer and photographer Ella Maillart was born in Geneva. She travelled extensively in Soviet Central Asia and has left a wonderful photographic legacy of her travels, including this wonderful image of the Kalta Minor minaret in Khiva

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@infoshymkent You’ve got a great spot for your webcam!

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Festive lights bedeck #Kazakhstan’s capital Astana to mark the arrival of the new year.
https://t.co/Pqxby8I0Ig

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Story on archaeologists’ discovery in #Kazakhstan of remains of a medieval agricultural settlement on what was once the bottom of the Aral Sea. Recovered ceramics date from the 14thC; other finds include remains of buildings and mausoleums & farming tools.
https://t.co/eH3ZN8FS3G

[History of Khorâsân and the Persianate World @BiruniKhorasan]

Samarkand´s Shah-i Zinda is just WOW!

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Did you know that there is a #surfing 🏄‍♂️ in #Kazakhstan 🇰🇿? 😀
"I'd never heard about waves in #Kazakhstan says adventurer, surfer @Erwan__Simon. Read this fascinating story about his surf #adventure on the coast of the Caspian Sea https://t.co/ZbkxZm5K97
#VisitKazakhstan

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Parking trumps cultural heritage in Tashkent as the early 20thC building that provided the backdrop to Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s acclaimed novel Cancer Ward is reportedly demolished to provide parking for visitors to a nearby medical building #Uzbekistan
https://t.co/gzwF39wW04

[Bright Uzbekistan @brightuzb]

Additional trains from Tashkent to Termez and Andijan were launched

https://t.co/Dt52cIdWLr

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The oldest nature reserve in central asia is in @Kazakhstan. Photos taken 100 years apart show climate impact. Critical to save ecosystems to ensure provision of water, sustain #biodiversity and protect livelihoods #InternationalMountainDay #COP15 @AboutKazakhstan @infoshymkent

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As part of long-term project to restore species diversity in #Kazakhstan’s Ile-Balkhash Nature Reserve, authorities continue to release Bukhara deer into the wild, in preparation for the release of several Amur (Siberian) tigers into the reserve by 2025.
https://t.co/O565pZBZ2C

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Tashkent gets another flight connection as discount airline Vietjet announces plans to launch a twice-weekly service between #Uzbekistan’s capital and Cam Ranh, on Vietnam’s south central coast, in late December.
https://t.co/25VgmuoCRZ