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Navrouz: a festival with a millennia-old history

This year, Navrouz in Tajikistan will begin on March 20 at 14:01:25 Dushanbe time. According to astronomical calculations, at this moment, the center of the Sun's orbit will move from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere, Anvar Bourizoda, Director of the Institute of Astrophysics at the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »

2026-3-3 12:41

Turkiye replacing term ‘Central Asia’ with ‘Turkestan’ in new history curriculum

Media outlets in Turkic-speaking countries say Turkiye has decided to replace term “Central Asia” with “Turkestan” in its history curriculum. Turkiey’s Ministry of National Education has reportedly unveiled significant changes to its history curriculum, replacing the phrase “Central Asia” with “Turkestan.” News. asiaplustj.info »

2024-10-11 08:47

Putin’s version of Ukrainian history reportedly evokes concern of many in Central Asia

When Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to the Russian nation on February 21 and described Ukraine as “historically Russian land,” and also announced that Moscow would be recognizing the Russia-backed separatist regions in Lugansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine as independent countries, it has evoked concern of many in Central Asia, Radio Liberty reported on February 27. asiaplustj.info »

2022-3-1 13:41