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Read more about the article Arab Travelers: Ibn Fadlan, the Arab in Russia

Arab Travelers: Ibn Fadlan, the Arab in Russia

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 5, 2022
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Following “Viaggi e viaggiatori arabi” by Francesco Gabrieli, let's discover together the first Arab traveler to reach the lands of the current Russian territory: Ibn Fadlan Ibn Fadlan, from Baghdad…

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Read more about the article The 7 best books I’ve read in 2021

The 7 best books I’ve read in 2021

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:December 21, 2021
  • Post category:Africa/Asia/Europe/Europe and the Americas/Maghreb/Mashreq/Turkish world
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The list of the 7 best books read this year My best books As every year, with December comes the time to sum up the readings made during the year,…

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Afghan carpets

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:December 16, 2021
  • Post category:Asia/Indian subcontinent/Persian world/Turkish world
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3 of the most famous Afghan carpets, also told here with a micro introduction about the two peoples who weave them: Turkmen and Baloch. Of imaginary territories Linked to predominantly…

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Read more about the article Buzkashi, ancestral competition

Buzkashi, ancestral competition

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:December 12, 2021
  • Post category:Asia/Europe and the Americas/Persian world/Turkish world
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We present Buzkashi, one of the most loved sports in Central Asia still today and which, in a certain sense, tells its story. Ancient ancestor of polo, this game will…

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Read more about the article Turkmenistan, the most detailed flag in the world

Turkmenistan, the most detailed flag in the world

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:December 11, 2021
  • Post category:Asia/Turkish world
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Flags, coins and stamps, all symbols that hide very deep meanings and that can tell us about a certain country, immediately showing us some of its secrets. The flag of…

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Read more about the article Alabai, the Turkmen sheepdog

Alabai, the Turkmen sheepdog

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:March 1, 2021
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The Alabai is one of the most ancient and majestic dog breeds ever, able to show itself from time immemorial as a faithful guardian and companion History of Alabai Alabai…

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Read more about the article History of Turkmenistan

History of Turkmenistan

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:February 6, 2021
  • Post category:Asia/Turkish world
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Turkmenistan has a complex and multifaceted history, in which it is possible to observe both a Turkish and an Indo-European past Origins The lands on which Turkmenistan stands have a…

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“Sovietistan” by Erika Fatland

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:January 28, 2021
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Sovietistan is one of the best books ever to get in touch with Central Asia, an incredible region, full of contradictions and treasures and which, precisely for this reason, needs…

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Read more about the article Göktürk, the first Turks

Göktürk, the first Turks

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:December 28, 2020
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We have always been fascinated by "the first", those who in one way or another represented the origins for something greater. Today we are talking about the Göktürk, the first…

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Read more about the article 05 “How Uruz, the son of Salur Kazan, was taken prisoner”

05 “How Uruz, the son of Salur Kazan, was taken prisoner”

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  • Post published:July 6, 2020
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We are proud to present you the 5th podcast episode of "the tales of Dede Korkut", dedicated to Salur Kazan and his son Uruz. For the first time you will…

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