What is your view on it?

I tried an Afghan restaurant for first time. It was good but all the items were dry. So it felt weird ordering naan. Even then karahi was really dry

Another blow to the languages of national republics. On May 22, deputies of the State Duma plan to consider a bill obliging to design signs in Russian. The State Duma Committee on Information Policy recommended that the lower house of parliament adopt it in the first reading.

Know that all indigenous peoples will die out as part of Russia, and the goal of the russian government is to do so as soon as possible.

The only thing I ever see is them forcing extreme religious garbage on women. But like regarding other sectors of government, agriculture and what not, do they even do anything or if it just follow strict Islam and then the rest you in your local town have to figure out how to live

Day 1-3 Bishkek

Day 4-6 Karakol

Day 7-9Arslanbob

Day 10-12 Osh

Day 13-22 Pamir Highway Osh to Dushanbe

Day 23-24 Dushanbe

Day 25-27 Samarkand

Day 28-30 Tashkent

I am going in July and at the moment I haven``t booked anything. What do i have to book in advance? What changes do you recommend to my itinerary?

Hi guys! I am very concerned with the ecological state of my home city Almaty, and I always witness that the health and allergies of some of my acquaintances get worse when they come to Almaty.

Therefore I've decided to cover this topic in my university research project. I'd be very grateful if you share your experience and opinions about this matter and contribute to my research project!

You can answer the questions I indicated below or just share your overall opinion!

Here are some questions you may answer:

1. rate air pollution in your city (indicate your city)
2. Do you agree air pollution has worsened in your city over the past five years?
3. What sources of air pollution do you consider to be the most problematic in your city?
4. Have you or your family experienced any health issues that you believe are related to air pollution?
5. Do you think that your health problems are related to air pollution in Kazakhstan? (your or acquaintances’ health problems)

Wondering if anyone could give insight into the origin and meaning of this surname, which I assume is Kazakh. Owner of the name is from Bessarabia, which now lies in Moldova and Ukraine, but he might not be originally from there.

I am planning to visit Fann Mountains in Tadjikistan (about 5-7 days) in early May this year, combine with a trip to the cities of Uzbekistan (1 week). I will be by myself, even thought I could hire a guide if it's necessary (especially regarding the weather).

My plan is to go to Panjakent from Samarkand, then:

• From Panjakent, 2D / 1N , find somemone who can drive me to Mijgon (Lake #1), then -> Soya -> Gusbor -> Nofin -> Khurdak -> Marguzor -> Hazorchazma (Lake #7) -> Mijgon, and trying to find a way back. details and map here.
• From Artuch Alplager 3D / 2N : trek to Kulikalon Lake -> Alodaddin Lake -> Lauden Pass -> Artruch, details and map here.

These trails are from this post.

My questions :

• Are these 2 trails possible in early may regarding the weather and snow condition? If not, could you recommend any other trails in this area?
• Where can I rent tent and other stuffs? Is it easy to find in may?
• Where can I find people to drive me around when needed, is there any mini bus?

Thank you in advance for your help! :)

What is the most popular movies in central asia? Where are they made and where can i watch it!

I'm traveling to Kazakhstan next month on a business trip. Will I blend in with the natives? Iv been mistaken by many times by other Kazakhs as a Kazakh here in the USA.

This might be a very dumb borderline circle jerk question, but Kyrgyzler have their Aq Kalpaks, do Karakalpaks actually have Kara Kalpaks.

Hello I am solo female traveler, i will be crossing from taskhent to osh. I am planning my itinerary and i am lost. I have around 10 days.

Should I take a taxi from Osh to Bishkek and start my trip there since most of group tours depart from Bishkek and it will be easier to join them

or should I follow the itinerary below, and save the 14 long hours drive. If it is the case, is it feasible since i am alone ?

Ps : i am not into long hard hikes. Any tips is welcomed Thank you for you help.

The itinerary i am referring to: Day1:osh Day 2 Osh - Arslanbob

• Day 3 Arslanbob - Kara Kamysh - Sary Chelek
• Day 4 Sary-Chelek
• Day 5 Sary Chelek - Toktogul - Chychkan - Suusamyr
• Day 6 Son-Kol Lake.

+Day 7 Son Kol - Issyk Kul

• Day 8 Tamga - Barskoon - Jeti Oguz - Karakol
• Day 9 Karakol - Grigorev Gorge - Cholpon Ata
• Day 10 Cholpon Ata - Bishkek

Day 11 Bishkek Departure

Сәлеметсіз бе! Recently I have been doing articles about Google Street View, Kazakhstan is the second Central Asian country that has been added to the service after Kyrgyzstan, unfortunately I don't have good pictures of the pickup apart from the press releases given by Google.

These cars started circulating in several Kazakh cities in August 2022 and in September 2023 they finished the job of covering most of the urban areas. And I was wondering if any of the people on this subreddit had spotted and taken a good picture of this vehicle while driving around the country? I would appreciate it very much.

The Google Street View Pickup driving around Nazarbayev University in Astana for reference.

Hello, I'm from the US and study in Astana as an exchange student. We were in class and one of my classmates said the word "фотка" as like a photo and my teacher got upset and said that we weren't supposed to use that word in Central Asia. Is that true? Normally I would believe her but a) she's not native to Central Asia or has Central Asian descent and b) I've never heard of this being a bad thing to say in my life and I've been studying Russian for years. What I think happened was that maybe she misheard it as the one starting with ч- but I don't know.

I hope this comes across as respectful. I'm genuinely curious.

From what i've heard, generally people of European descent (russian, ukrainian, polish, moldovan, german, etc..) do not speak the national language(s) unless their living in an area where they really are a small minority (such as in the west and south, in the case of Kazakhstan), while Turkic minorities and people from the Caucasus do, and then there's some that i'm not quite sure about, such as the Koryo-Saram.

Does still hold true today in 2024? How much has it changed since the fall of the Soviet Union? And what linguistic changes do you see happening in the future in the post-Soviet Central Asian countries?

Hi there! Do you guys know some good books about Turco-Mongol tradition, relationships etc? Thank you very much in advance.

American here. As someone who has taken time to glance at Russian propaganda, there always seems to be room for insults, threats, and lies against the Central Asian quintet. I don't understand this, especially considering that with only a few minor exceptions, Central Asian countries have acted in an extremely non-confrontational manner with Russia. Russian officials meet with Central Asian officials all the time and everything seems normal. The only difference is that you, unlike Belarus, want to maintain a peaceful world order.

Yet the Kremlin, despite the regular protests from Central Asian diplomats against provocative statements questioning your sovereignty and territorial integrity, has taken only minimal or nothing-at-all action against these statements. It's not due to lack of capabilities, judging by the fate of critics of the Ukraine invasion. They could crack down if they wanted, but refuse to. I mean not just criticism of migrants, but direct economic and even military threats.

Curious, why do you think this is? Do you think that the Kremlin is in agreement with the online millbloggers that Central Asia must be retaken, after Ukraine, through military force? Or are these bloggers, commentators, and pseudo-experts more of a hybrid tool used to scare Central Asia away from making decisions the Kremlin opposes?

PS- I have never been to Central Asia, just had a friend who visited Kazakhstan, so I don't really understand the local context as well as this sub does.

Some travel advisories warn about Islamists (I guess Jamaat Ansarullah?) sneaking in from Afghanistan. Probably they'd want to keep a low profile and not draw attention to their incursions, but have there been any incidents?

Hi everyone, My wife (27) and I (29) are looking for someone to share a driver to do the Pamir highway from Dushanbe to Osh in mid April. If you're interested, please comment :)

It was revealed that the captured terrorists were Central Asians.

Could a dangerous situation arise between Russia and Central Asia like the Russia-Ukraine war?

Or, wouldn't it be internally complicated because it suggests that various major incidents could occur within Central Asia and that ISIS-K may have deeply infiltrated Central Asia?