The name of Central Asian country is given to celestial body
According to National news agency of Tajikistan, the international community of astrophysicists made decision on naming celestial body as "Tajikistan". The planet which received a new name is located between Mars and Jupiter; its distance from the Earth is 250 million km and 463 million km from the Sun.
TajikistanTurkmen epos “Gorogly” is included in UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Turkmen epos “Gorogly” is included in UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. “Gorogly” is a tradition of oral stories describing the exploits of the legendary hero Gorogly and his forty horsemen. Keepers of the tradition in Turkmenistan are the narrators of the epic genre.
TurkmenistanArmenia as mountain country takes efforts for developing alpinism and attracting rock climbers
Armenia as mountain country takes efforts for developing alpinism and attracting rock climbers from all over the world. Under the aegis of Alpinists and Mountain Tourism Federation of Armenia and with support of their Iranian colleagues indoor rock climbing centre will be built in Yerevan in nearest future in order to increase perspectives and support for alpinism development in Armenia.
ArmeniaAzerbaijan, Baku. Soviet favelas of Rio de Janeiro
Azerbaijan is the first absolute monarchy in the territory of the former Soviet Union. The power of the ruler is not limited and literally passed from father to son. Even in the notorious Turkmenistan, the son of the late Turkmenbashi had to leave his homeland and emigrate to Russia. The country is not as closed as Turkmenistan but it is still rulled by a firm hand.
AzerbaijanCaucasus: where to go
We often get asked by customers planning to visit Southern Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) what is the best country for tourists, where to spend most of the time and how to budget expenses. Without lenghty considerations the first place will definitely will go to Georgia as the most tourist friednly place to go in the Caucasus – it is the easiest to visit, has the most developed tourist infrastructure, some of the friendliest people and the widest variety of sights and activities.
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