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Kazakhs are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia and Eastern Europe. They share a common culture, language and history that is closely related...

Bukhara (/bʊˈxɑːrə/ buu-KHAR-ə) is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population, with 280,187 residents as of 1 January 2020[update]. It is the...

The Mongol conquests resulted in widespread and well-documented death and destruction throughout Eurasia, as the Mongol army invaded hundreds of cities...

Otrar or Otyrar (Kazakh: Отырар [wotɤ̥ˈrɑr]; Old Turkic: 𐰚𐰭𐱃𐰺𐰢𐰣, romanized: Keñü Tarman), also called Farab, is a ghost town in southern Kazakhstan...

Jelme (Mongolian: Зэлмэ, Zelme; c. 1160 – 1207) was a general and close companion of Genghis Khan. He was the older brother of Subutai and was of the Uriankhan...

Corruption in Kyrgyzstan has worsened in recent years[citation needed]. Despite having a strong legal framework on paper, there remains a huge gulf in...

Transport in Kyrgyzstan is severely constrained by the country's alpine topography. Roads have to snake up steep valleys, cross passes of 3,000 m (9,843 ft)...

Ata-Zhurt or Ata-Jurt (Kyrgyz: Ата-журт [ɑˈtɑ‿dʒuɾt]; lit. 'Fatherland') is a political party in Kyrgyzstan. Its political base is in the south of the...

Air Manas was a low-cost airline headquartered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan with its base at Manas International Airport. In October 2022, it was reported that...

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The Principality of Farghana (also spelled Ferghana, Fergana, and Fargana) was a local Iranian dynasty of Sogdian origin, which ruled the Farghana region...

Jamila is the first major novel by Chinghiz Aitmatov, published originally in Russian in 1958. The novelette brought international fame to Aitmatov, when...

Vitaly Leonidovich Mette (Russian: Виталий Леонидович Метте; 5 January 1947 – 4 July 2003) was a Kazakh politician and scientist, who served as Deputy...

The Qirqqiz Fortress (Uzbek: Qirqqiz qal'asi; meaning: forty girls) is a historical monument in Uzbekistan, the first Islamic academy for girls - located...