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ADMINISTRATOR 2021-08-08 453

Charyn Canyons, a natural wonder of Kazakhstan This is a short summary of one of the articles from Webzine SILKROADIA VOL.2 NO.1. For more specialized information, please download our Webzine, and read "Charyn Canyons, a natural wonder of Kazakhstan" written by Alexandr Artemye, a senior lecturer and the head of the Department of Recreational Geography and Tourism at Al- Farabi Ka...

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Santa Maria della Salute in Venice: a votive church and the Black Death   This is a short summary of one of the articles from Webzine SILKROADIA VOL.2 NO.1. For more specialized information, please download our Webzine, and read "Santa Maria della Salute in Venice: a votive church and the Black Death" written by Martina Frank, a professor at the Department of Philosophy an...

ADMINISTRATOR 2021-08-02 487

Image source: amazing-iran.com What does the Silk Roads mean to you? Have you ever thought about it as an ancient symbol for a modern reality? If not, this is your time to check this article out which was written by Professor Richard Foltz for the very issue of SILKROADIA. “Over the past several decades “The Silk Road” has become a widely-used and easily recognizable te...

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Elephants, the largest existing land animals Image source: World Wildlife Fund   Elephants are known as the largest living species (mammals) on earth. They have distinctly large bodies, ears, and long trunks that help them not only to greet each other, for the warning but also to drinking or bathing. According to researches three living species have been recognized; The African b...

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Image: The view of the Grand Canal, Basilica Santa Maria dells Salute and San Marco Square                          Source: Italymagazine The city of Venice is now preparing for its 1600th foundation day. With the outbreak of COIVD-19 Italy has had the worst damage of losing many people during the very beginning of the pand...

ADMINISTRATOR 2021-07-18 531

  One of the most anticipated celebrations in Mongolia happens in the summer – the Naadam Festival (the Festival of the “Three Manly Sports”). Every year Mongolians enjoy watching how our strongest wrestlers, most meticulous archers, and swiftest horse riders compete for the pinnacle of achievement. The Naadam festival has deep historic roots in the 2nd and 1st centur...

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  The spread of Islam into the territory of Central Asia and Kazakhstan led to the establishment of a significant cultural unity from Baghdad to the Syr Darya and Semirechye. The Silk Roads also contributed to this development. Numerous merchants brought various goods, while itinerant scientists broadened the horizons of people and facilitated the transfer of crafts, science, and art. ...

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  The Marriage to the Sea is the annual ritual through which the “Maritime Republic” of Venice (Lane, 1973) represented its particular position in the Mediterranean Sea. For hundreds of years, until the end of the Republic as an independent state in 1797, the ritual would begin at the threshold of the summer of every year, precisely on the day of the Ascension of Christ. Th...

ADMINISTRATOR 2021-07-11 465

    Wrestling is an essential part of the na-tional festival of Mongolia. Every year on 11-12th of July, in the main stadium, a contingent of 512 wrestlers compete with each other. On some special occasions, the number is expanded to 1024. Mongolian wrestling has no classes based on weight or age, and the basic rule is that if a wrestler’s body part (elbow, knee, head, or...