CENTRAL ASIA

• stan -meaning “land of”.
• Central Asia - has historically been closely tied to its

  nomadic peoples and the Silk Road.
• Buddhism and Zoroastrianism - were the major faiths in Central Asia prior to the

  arrival of Islam.
• Islam - is the religion most common in the Central Asian Republics
• Kazakhstan - is the world's largest landlocked country, and the ninth-largest country in the world
• Mausoleum of Rabigi Sultan Begim

  
• The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

  
• Andrei Pavlovich Zenkov - was a military engineer-builder and architect.
• Cathedral in Almaty - (54 m. high) which is

  considered one of the eight most unique

  wooden buildings in the world
• Burana Tower

  
• Kyrgyzstan - is also a landlocked country with a highly mountainous terrain. It is

  bounded by Kazakhstan on the northwest and north, by China on the east and

  south, and by Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on the south and west.
• National History Museum (Lenin Museum)

  
• The Bishkek Circus

  
• National Library of Kyrgyzstan - largest facility in the Kyrgystan Republic

  
• Ismaili Center

  
• Tajikistan - became an independent sovereign nation when the Soviet Union disintegrated.
• The vast majority of Tajikistanis are Muslim
• Castle of Hisor

  
• Sarazm

  
• National Museum

  
• Hotel Tajikistan

  
• The first skyscraper in Tajikistan was a hotel
• Bahrom Yusupov - President of Union of Architects of Tajikistan
• Wheel of Enlightenment

  
• After 69 years as part of the Soviet Union (including 67 years as a union republic), Turkmenistan declared its independence on October 27, 1991.
• Muslims constitute 89% of the population in Turkmenistan while 9% of the population are followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the remaining 2% religion is reported as non-religious
• The Minaret of Kutlug Timur - the tallest minaret in Central Asia

  
• Parthian Capital of Nisa

  
• Neutrality Arch

  
• Yyldiz Hotel

  
• Only the tsar in Turkmenistan decides how the city

  looks. Architects are never named, as the architect is secondary, and individuality in architecture is

  unacceptable
• SAMARKAND PASSENGER DEPOT

  
• Nearly four-fifths of Uzbekistan territory, the sundried western area, has the appearance of a wasteland.
• Uzbekistan has the largest population out of all the countries in Central Asia, and is the second-largest
• Fayez Tepe

  
• Registan - public square in Registan was termed "the noblest public square in the world" by Lord Curzon,

  
• Bibi-Khanym Mosque - One of the greatest monuments of Uzbek architecture

  
• Hilton Hotel

  
• National Bank of Uzbekistan office building - It is the largest bank of Uzbekistan

  
• Ulughbek - was notable for his work in astronomy related mathematics, such as trigonometry and spherical geometry, as well as his general interests in the arts and intellectual activities