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The Central Asia Study Pack contains about 69 pages of study material in 9 products, including:

Encyclopedia Articles (9)

Agriculture—Central Asia

2,414 words, approx. 9 pages

Agriculture—Central Asia The five Central Asian republics (CARs: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan) were prime suppliers of agricultural products, metals, and min... Read more

Central Asia—China Relations

1,339 words, approx. 5 pages

Central Asia—China Relations Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, China faced the challenge of managing bilateral relations with the newly independent Central Asian states. The i... Read more

Central Asia—Russia Relations

2,950 words, approx. 10 pages

Central Asia—Russia Relations Political, cultural, and military clashes have strongly affected Central Asia–Russia relations. In the nineteenth century, Russia tried to put the territori... Read more

Central Asian Languages

2,210 words, approx. 8 pages

Central Asian Languages An enormous number of languages are spoken by the various ethnic groups that inhabit Central Asia. Turkic languages, which belong to the Altaic family of world languages, are t... Read more

Communism—Central Asia

2,870 words, approx. 10 pages

Communism—Central Asia The application of Communist ideology to the Central Asian environment was always a difficult undertaking. Throughout much of the Soviet Union's history, efforts w... Read more

Dance—Central Asia

2,367 words, approx. 8 pages

Dance—Central Asia Located at the heart of the great Silk Road, Central Asia is crossed by an ancient network of caravan routes that linked China with the Mediterranean. The dances of the regio... Read more

Fine Arts—Central Asia

2,821 words, approx. 10 pages

Fine Arts—Central Asia The art of Central Asia has always been the consequence of the contacts of local cultures with neighboring great civilizations. Being at the crossroads of the Persian, He... Read more

Literature—Central Asia

3,393 words, approx. 12 pages

Literature—Central Asia It is difficult to imagine Central Asia without literature. Of the epic literature and poetry produced by numerous Central Asian ethnic groups, scholars are most familia... Read more

Syr Dar'ya

314 words, approx. 2 pages

Syr Dar'ya At approximately 2,200 kilometers in length, the Syr Dar'ya (Jaxartes and Sayhun) is Central Asia's second-longest river after the Amu Dar'ya. It derives most of... Read more