Central Asia

• see also:
  • Asia
  • Northern Asia - Russia
  • South-west Asia - the Middle East
  • South East Asia
  • South Asia
  • The Far East
  • History of the world

Central Asia:

• a land of hot, dry deserts & high, rugged mountains
• lies on the ancient Silk Road, an important trade route between China & Europe for over 400yrs, until the 15thC.
• all except Afghanistan were part of the Soviet Union from 1920s until 1991, and now have re-established their suppressed Islamic faith & local languages.
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