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Description edit
Wander through history in Uzbekistan's Silk Road towns, taste the nomad's life in a Kyrgyz yurtstay, be astonished by the bizarre personality cult of Turkmenistan's president, experience cutting-edge adventure on Tajikistan's soaring peaks and lose yourself in the desertscapes of Kazakhstan. ... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Merv: Add a description of this character.
- Niyazov
- Ashgabat
- Rudaki
- Chinggis Khan
- Mary
- Khan Tengri
- Sharif
- Amir Timur
- Tian Shan
- Marco Polo
- Chuy
- Dostyk
- Wazir Akbar Khan
- Khojand
- Mohammed
- Alexander
- Abylay Khan
- Karimov
- Murgab
- Karaganda
- Denau
- Atyrau
- Stalin
- Margilon
- Sary Tash
- Muslim
- Gagarin
- Lenina
- Manas
- Berzengi
- Mira
- Pavlodar
- Balkh
- Kazarman
- Ridder
- Dashogus
- Ariana
- Genghis) Khan
- Darya
- Shevchenko
- Bakhautdin Naqshband
- Nazarbaev
- Ahmad Shah Massoud
- Pahlavon Mahmud
Setting & Locations edit
- Central Asia
- Kazakhstan
- Afghanistan
- Uzbekistan
- Tashkent
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Almaty
- Bishkek
- Turkmenistan
- Bukhara
- Samarkand
- Dushanbe
- Kabul
- China
- Russia
- Osh
- Moscow
- Silk Road
- Islam
- Herat
- Iran
- Khorog
- Pakistan
- Fergana Valley
- Kashgar
- Kokand
- India
- Urgench
- Ust-kamenogorsk
- Europe
- Khiva
- Badakhshan
- Istanbul
- Registan
- Turkestan
- Usa
- Aral Sea
- London
- Termiz
- Baku
- Khorezm
- Novosibirsk
- Tehran
First Sentence edit
Central Asia is perhaps the best place on earth to explore the reality of the phrase 'the sweep of history' Populations, conquerors, cultures and ideas have swept colourfully across the region's steppers, deserts and mountains for thousands of years.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Lonely Planet Multi Country Guides. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Simon Richmond (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 915
Subjects edit
- Books › Travel › Guidebook Series › Lonely Planet
- Books › Travel › Asia › India
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