3. INTRODUCTION
“Central Asia" as consisting solely of
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan,
Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan,
Central Asia that obscure region somewhere
beneath Russia, little understood, almost
ignored in recent times has suddenly been
catapulted back into the lime light in the wake
of recent events in Afghanistan.
I will present the culture of two central Asian
countries.
KAZAKHSTAN
UZBEKISTAN
4. KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakhstan is the largest unexplored oil bearing
region in the world and one of the more stable
of the Central Asian countries.
Islamic radicalism is rare and natural resources
are abundant.
Oil, gas, and mineral exports are key to
Kazakhstan's economic success.
Kazakhstan has significant deposits of coal, iron
ore, copper, zinc, uranium, and gold.
Kazakhstan is the seventh-largest producer of
wheat in the world.
5. The country's major crops include wheat, barley,
cotton, and rice.
Chief livestock products are dairy goods, leather,
meat, and wool.
6. KAZAKHISTAN CURRANCY
The first thing to know is that
the Kazakhstan national
currency is called Tenge.
Tenge consists of 100 Tiin.
The word tenge in the Kazakh
derived from Turkic language
meaning a set of scales.
1 Pakistan Rupee = 1.66381
Kazakhstan Tenge
1 Kazakhstan Tenge (KZT) =
0.60103 Pakistan Rupee (PKR)
7. POPULATION
The population of Kazakhstan at
16.455 million as of February
2011, of which 46% is rural and
54% is urban.
The cultural geography of Central
Asia includes over 120 different
ethnic groups.
Islam is the largest religion in
Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan's
population is Muslim, 20.6%
Christian, 0.1% Buddhists, 0.2%
others (mostly Jews), and 2.8%
non-believers, while 0.5% chose
to not to answer.
8. KAZAKHSTAN CULTURE
The Kazakh people are rich in traditions. From
birth through old age and death, every step of
their lives has historically been marked with
celebration. Even their funeral ceremonies have
their own special symbolism.
Unfortunately, many rich and interesting
traditions and customs of the Kazakh people have
been forgotten throughout the past century.
These abandoned traditions are just now being
rediscovered by the Kazakh people. These
traditions include being respectful to old people;
being patriotic to the motherland; being honest;
and learning to love mankind.
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10. The Kazakh people have a long tradition of peace,
tolerance and co-existence.
Kazakhstan include this main culture:
Cuisine
National Dress
Music
Decorate Art
11. Traditionally every guest is offered Kazakh
cuisine at the dastarkhan (the low table) in a
yurt.
The dastarkhan - feast table, is always laden with
good things to eat.
Kazakhstan is famous for its apples, for shashlik –
a kind of shish-kebob, for plov – rice pilaf – found
everywhere in Central Asia and for its tradtions of
taking tea –
The yurt is one of the most sensible types of
movable house. It is a comfortable and practical
home, ideally suited to local conditions and ways
of life - one of the greatest inventions of the
Eurasian nomads.
KAZAKHSTAN CUISINE
12. After the guest has enjoyed
kumiss or another fermented
milk drink like kefir, the meal
is served.
Traditionally, Kazakh cuisine
was based mostly on meat
(including horse meat) and
milk products.
13. Kazakh national dress varies by regions. Men wear
chapans, a kind of dressing gown with a belt, made
of velvet and richly embroidered. They cover their
heads with a soft skullcap (tobetai), a tall felt cap
(kalpak) or a fox-fur hat with earflaps (malakai).
The women's national costume consists of a
white cotton or colored silk dress, a velvet
waistcoat with embroidery and a cap or a silk scarf.
Elderly women wear a hood made of white cloth
with a hole for the face (the kimeshek).
Outerwear was historically made from leather, felt
and fur.
KAZAKHSTAN NATIONAL DRESS
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15. KAZAKHSTAN MUSIC
Ancient cave paintings found in Kazakhstan
show people dancing and making music.
It wasn't until the early part of the 20th
century that Kazakh music was recorded .
From these roots, the musical and poetic
tradition has continued to the present day.
Visitors to Kazakhstan will be captivated by
incredible solo vocal and instrumental music
reflecting the spirit of the landscapes and
natural world.
16. The akyns -poets, are an important part of society,
improvising at public competitions to the musical
accompaniment of the stringed dombra or kobyz.
17. KAZAKHSTAN APPLIED &
DECORATIVE ART
Carpet weaving and decoration in Kazakhstan is
unique.
Wood and leather were mostly used for vessels, and
these are still made today.
Steppe zergers – jewelers, favor white silver and the
ornate Kazakh bracelets are irresistible.
Women's headdresses, articles of clothing, even
saddle-cloths are exquisitely embroidered.
Leather articles, such as harnesses, water flasks, and
belts, as well as wooden cups, large bowls and ladles
are all beautifully decorated with traditional designs.
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19. UZBEKISTAN
Located in the heart of Central Asia between the
Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers, Uzbekistan has a
long and interesting heritage.
Agriculture and the agro-industrial sector
contribute about 17% to Uzbekistan's GDP.
Cotton is Uzbekistan's dominant crop, accounting
for roughly 11% of the country's GDP in 2009.
Natural resources, Minerals, Mining, Gas, Gold,
Oil, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, and Uranium.
Uzbekistan is the world's seventh-largest
producer of gold, mining about 80 tons per year,
and holds the fourth-largest reserves in the world.
20. UZBEKISTAN CURRANCY
Uzbekistan’s unit of currency is
the Soums.
there are one hundred tiyin to
each Soum.
Pakistani currency value
1Rupee against Uzbekistan
currency value is 20.35 Soum.
21. UZBEKISTAN POPULATION
The Population in
Uzbekistan was
reported at 27.91
millions persons in
2009.
In 2015, Uzbekistan's
Population is expected
to be 29.98 millions
persons.
22. UZBEKISTAN CULTURE
Uzbek culture reflects a beautiful synthesis of these
influences, while maintaining its own unique
traditions.
The community itself is structured self-governing
units, the mahallya.
Weddings, funerals, commemorative ceremonies,
and the rites of circumcision are all organized by
the mahallya.
24. UZBEKISATN NATIONAL DRESS
The most important part of Uzbek
men's costume was the loose-
fitting cotton coat, called the
khalat.
The khalat was long-sleeved, knee
length or longer, and made from
fabric with a variety of colorful
stripes.
25. Women's traditional dress
consisted of a tunic, pants, a scarf,
and a coat.
The long, loose tunic had wide
sleeves reaching to the wrists.
Loose-cut pants were often made
of the same fabric as the tunic, or
out of complementary fabric.
26. UZBEKISTAN CUISINE
The most well known of the national dishes, one that
is featured at every feast, is an intricate pilaf (plov,
osh) prepared with mutton and various vegetables
and spices.
Among the other dishes that you will enjoy in
Uzbekistan are traditional breads baked in tandoors
(clay ovens), delicious soups flavored with various
herbs and spices, unique stuffed pastries, and an
abundance of fresh fruit.
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28. UZBEKISTAN MUSIC
Music is omnipresent in Uzbek society.
Some of the Uzbek ritual traditional music is
thousands of years old.
Indeed, the sounds of the Uzbek instruments will
convey to you the essence of the mysterious music
of the East.
Many of the instruments that produce these
stirring notes have remained unchanged
throughout the centuries.
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30. UZBEKISTAN HOSPITALITY
At the heart of Uzbek culture is its wonderful
hospitality, renowned for centuries.
The Uzbek Tea Ceremony, a formal and graceful
ritual, demonstrates in a very practical way the high
priority given to hospitality.
When a guest arrives, the hostess will serve freshly
tea, usually accompanied by a traditional snack.
The fourth time, tea is poured into the guest's cup,
filling it only halfway so that it will be the perfect
temperature for the guest to enjoy.
