President Nursultan Nazarbaev, who has ruled Kazakhstan since Soviet times, is forging a peaceful, multi-ethnic nation. Though the outside world is gradually becoming aware of Kazakhstan, largely thanks to oil and the comedy film of pseudo-Kazakh, Borat Sagdiyev, Kazakh is still an intriguing and littl.

Century monument, that looks like the stump of a huge minaret. And local governors of different periods. The city is famous for being one of the greenest in the world, due to its countless parks and alleys, which make the town a nice place to live, even in the heat of the summ.

The Ferghana Valley, surrounded by the Tien Shan and Pamir mountains, still produces silk and is well worth visiting for its friendly bazaars and landscape of cotton fields, mulberry trees and fruit orchards. The Discovery Travel Guide is a reliable trav.

TRADITIONAL CLOTHES AND FASHION OF CENTRAL ASIA. For the first time, the authoritative English journal Discovery Central Asia has dedicated a whole issue to Central AsiaпїЅs traditional dress and modern fashion trends. The main aim of the journal is to develop a broad appreciation of Central Asian cultural heritage amongst British readers and researchers, to share new ideas, to encourage cooperation wit.