KARAKALPAKSTAN BLOG

A blog detailing the culture, history, geography and nature of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and neighbouring areas on the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River.

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Postcards from Uzbekistan: The Kalta Minor Minaret, Khiva

Go to Postcards from Uzbekistan: The Kalta Minor Minaret, Khiva : This Postcard video comes from Euronews and features the north west of U...

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Uzbekistan Potashi issues stamp on the Aral Sea Catastrophie

Photo: The stamp shows an image of a ship stranded by the ecologic catastrophe that has led to the drying out of the Aral Sea. The stamp ...

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Bats of Uzbekistan

Introduction A bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mamma...

Saturday, January 2, 2016

Regional Uzbek Dialects

Introduction About 25 million people speak Uzbek as their native language, it is spoken in Uzbekistan and parts of ; north western and e...

Friday, January 1, 2016

Ghenghis Khan and his influence on Uzbekistan

The rule of Khwarezm shahs came to an end in 1220 when Mongol armies under Genghis Khan swept through the country. After the conques...

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Traditional Herbal Medicinal Foods in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan and its neighbours in Central Asia is where many of the wild species that have become important crops around the world (such thi...

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