Asian Geographic - 01.01.2018
79 WHEN September 19–21, 2018 WHERE Thimphu HOW Taxis are available in Thimphu, but the drivers rarely use the meters, so haggle ...
south asia WHEN April 9–16, 2018 WHERE Bhaktapur, also known as Bhadgaon or Khwopa, is about 13 kilometres from the capital city ...
WHEN May 12–16, 2018 WHERE Kalash Valley HOW It’s a 10-hour drive from Islamabad to Chitral; alternatively, you can fly into Chi ...
south asia Primarily a veneration of the Tooth Relic – a tooth said to come from the Buddha himself – this festival also celebra ...
WHEN August 17–27, 2018 WHERE Kandy HOW You can catch a bus, train, or rent a private driver to get from Colombo to Kandy. Drivi ...
IMAGE © SHUTTERSTOCK Tajik girls embroider a carpet during Nowruz in Khujand, Tajikistan Central Asia KAZAKHSTAN KYRGYZSTAN TAJI ...
KA ZAKHSTAN Nowruz (March) • National Unity Day (May) • Kurban Bayram (August) • Chabana Festival (August) KYRGYZSTAN Nowruz (Ma ...
CENTRAL AsiA Out with the Old NOWRUZ USHERS IN THE PERSIAN NEW YEAR AND THE SUMMER SOLSTICE – A TIME FOR FEASTING, MUSIC, AND WA ...
Kazakh men play a nomadic horse game called kokpar – or buzkashi – in Aksu, Zhabagly, Kazakhstan IMAGE © SHUTTERSTOCK ...
88 Top Kyrgyz men in felt kalpak hats play komuz and other traditional string instruments AbovE The horse and the yurt – the two ...
89 IMAGE © MARK ELLIOT ...
90 and poet Omar Khayyam described the celebrations vividly in his book Nowruznama, detailing not only which gifts should be giv ...
91 it is Nauryz Meyramy; in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, it is Nau-Roz Bayrami; and in Iran it is most popularly called Jamshedi N ...
92 SOPHIE IBBOTSON is the founder of Maximum Exposure Limited, and the Eurasian investments specialist at Glacex LLP. She is the ...
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94 RUSSIA Russian Orthodox Christmas (January) • Maslenitsa Festival (February) • Stars of White Nights Festival (May–July) • De ...
95 WHEN February 12–18, 2018 WHERE The brightest festivals are held in the older Russian cities, such as Suzdal, Vladimir, Rosto ...
ARMENIA Dolma Festival (May) • Vardavar (July) • Sheep Shearing Festival (June) • Carpet Festival (August) • Navasard (August–Se ...
Men perform a yawalah traditional dance in Abu Dhabi, UAE ...
WEST aSia WHEN July 8, 2018 WHERE Yerevan, the capital and largest city in Armenia HOW You can fly to Yerevan from many cities a ...
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