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Baku: Oriental fairy tale breathing history Tourism

2016-03-07 20:31:37
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By Amina Nazarli Baku is one of the most fantastic places in the world, located at the meeting-point of Europe and Asia. Few cities in the world are changing as quickly as Baku and nowhere else in Eurasia,

Rock Art Reveals Prehistoric ‘Serengeti’ in the Caucasus History

2016-03-07 21:44:42
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by Paul Salopek The boulders sit on a hillside above the glittering mirror of the Caspian Sea. They are made of limestone, these weathered, bone-smooth rocks. They are the color of chalk. Some are shaped—partly hewn—into oblong surfaces: into tympanums. Hammer them

Walking the line Energy

2016-03-08 22:44:40
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Plans for a new Euro-Caspian pipeline will solidify the west's dependence on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes. This new documentary shows why we should stop and think. “Of course we need a different energy model,” Alberto Santoro states emphatically. “It is

It Works for the Turks: A Colour for Each Direction History

2016-03-10 15:07:58
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by Frank Jacobs What colour is the sea? Why, blue of course (1). Unless you're Homer. In which case your numerous references to the Aegean as the "wine-dark sea" will puzzle scholars for centuries to come (2).

The 28 Best Trips of 2016 Tourism

2016-03-23 14:22:18
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Each year, we send our editors and writers on a mission to find the destinations on the vanguard of the travel. The major takeaway from our 28 favorites of 2016? The entire world is getting more adventurous.

Barsakelmes Nature Reserve Added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves Tourism

2016-03-28 01:11:47
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ASTANA – Located in the Sahara-Gobi Desert zone of the Aral Sea basin, the Barsakelmes Nature Reserve was added to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) during a meeting of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the

full text of Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828) History

2016-04-05 17:28:17
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full text of Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828) Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828) ARTICLE I His Majesty the Russian Emperor and His Majesty the King of Iran have agreed to eternal peace, friendship and full agreement between them, their heirs to the throne,

What I'm Learning From Walking 21,000 Miles Around the World Caspian geography and anthropology

2016-04-06 23:51:26
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By Paul Salopek My intercontinental ramble, called the Out of Eden Walk, is a storytelling project that aims to retrace the footsteps of the first anatomically modern humans who migrated out of Africa back in the Stone Age. I am plodding

Fishing for vital company knowledge Fishing

2016-04-07 23:35:26
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Fishing for vital company knowledge Large building projects are delayed by all sorts of issues — money, employees who lack the right skills, public sentiment. But sometimes it is fish spawn, or great-crested newts. The deliverer of such bad news might

Caspian tiger Ecosystem

2016-04-17 23:15:00
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The Caspian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata), also known as the Hyrcanian tiger, the Mazandaran tiger, the Persian tiger and the Turan tiger, is an extinct tiger subspecies that had been recorded in the wild until the early 1970s, and formerly

Gas fields development in Turkmen Karakum Desert kicks off Energy

2016-04-18 22:44:19
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Gas fields development in Turkmen Karakum Desert kicks off Trend: The Turkmen State Concern 'Turkmennebitgazgurlushyk' has started development of a group of gas and condensate fields 'Zeakli-Derveze' in the Central Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan since early 2016, the country's oil and

Caspian Water Transfer Project Not Scrapped: Iran’s VP Environment

2016-04-20 07:55:30
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Caspian Water Transfer Project Not Scrapped: Iran’s VP TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s administration has not abandoned a plan on channeling water from the Caspian Sea to the arid province of Semnan, east of Tehran, an official said. Vice President

UAE is home to the world's largest caviar factory Fishing

2016-04-20 22:57:17
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UAE is home to the world's largest caviar factory A sprawling industrial estate in the capital of the United Arab Emirates is the unlikely location for a fish farm which is the world's largest caviar factory. Sturgeon, the fish that produces

First Islamic Organisation for Food Security Summit Depend on Iran railway corridor Investment

2016-04-24 10:59:58
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First Islamic Organisation for Food Security Summit Depend on Iran railway corridor In many ways, the fight against global hunger has been one of the great successes of recent decades. According to the UN’s latest Food Insecurity report, the number

To Walk This Wilderness, Carry a Shovel Tourism

2016-04-26 19:52:21
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To Walk This Wilderness, Carry a Shovel Caching water on the steppes of Kazakhstan is like an act of worship or a duty of penance. Paul Salopek is walking the global trail of the first humans who migrated out of

A grand but faulty vision for Iran's water problems Hydrology

2016-05-09 23:58:03
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A grand but faulty vision for Iran's water problems A grand vision of eliminating water scarcity looks attractive for tens of millions of people in the desert cities of central Iran worried about drought. Ambitious water transfer projects

George Koo: Notes from a Chinese American tourist in Iran Tourism

2016-05-12 14:10:26
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George Koo: Notes from a Chinese American tourist in Iran A 17-day tour of Iran does not a country expert make, but it’s certainly enough to form some meaningful impressions of a country that has been virtually blacked out from Americans’

Which is the largest continent in the world Environment

2016-05-19 01:12:00
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Which is the largest continent in the world Do you want to learn the surprising facts about the largest continent in the world? Then this article is for you! Continent is a huge piece of land surrounded by the seas and oceans.

Russia’s Humanitarian Response to the Armenian Genocide Political and military events

2016-05-21 13:44:07
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Russia’s Humanitarian Response to the Armenian Genocide Humanitarianism and the Refugee Crisis on the Caucasus Battlefront During World War I By Asya Darbinyan Introduction The front page of the June 30, 1916 issue of the Parisian newspaper “Excelsior” carried an illustration of

Scientists finally know what stopped Mongol hordes from conquering Europe History

2016-05-29 23:54:14
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Scientists finally know what stopped Mongol hordes from conquering Europe In 1206, Genghis Khan, a fierce tribal chieftain from northern Mongolia, began to take over the world. The khan's ruthless tactics and loyal horde swept across Asia. One territory after another

Russian-Iranian alliance in Syria at crossroads Political and military events

2016-07-09 14:45:20
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Russian-Iranian alliance in Syria at crossroads The meeting of the defense ministers of Iran, Russia and Syria at Tehran last Thursday raises more questions than answers. Why did Iran think it necessary to take such an initiative at

Welcome to Hell! Turkmenistan eyes turning infernal gas pit into tourist attraction Tourism

2016-06-24 15:59:20
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Welcome to Hell! Turkmenistan eyes turning infernal gas pit into tourist attraction An ominous gas crater that has been burning in a Turkmen desert for more than 40 years is a perfect site for boosting tourism in the country, local

Russia is in Charge in Syria: How Moscow Took Control of the Battlefield and Negotiating Table Political and military events

2016-06-30 07:13:25
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The Kremlin has successfully made itself the most powerful party to this war. The best the White House can do now is to make them own it. Earlier this month, 51 mid-level officers at the U.S. State Department wrote a

Ashgabat is Turkmenistan’s white marble city of love Tourism

2016-07-13 00:05:15
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Ashgabat is Turkmenistan’s white marble city of love Ashgabat is an amazing city with gleaming gold domes, extravagant white marble palaces and picturesque well-tended vast green parks situated in the middle of an oasis at the foot of the Kopet-Dag mountain

Seeking the Prophet: On a spiritual quest through Iran History

2016-07-16 22:59:22
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Seeking the Prophet: On a spiritual quest through Iran Two years ago, when I travelled the Silk Route from China to Georgia, we paused at Azerbaijan. The city of Baku took me by surprise. It blended modern Dubai with an ancient

7 Continents of the World, Know About the Continents of the World Map science

2016-07-31 00:57:53
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7 Continents of the World, Know About the Continents of the World Map The Great Panzea- First Super Continents At that time, there was no life but only one continent, it better can be called super continent- The Great

On the wings of Caucasian Black Grouse in Iran Ecosystem

2016-08-07 23:33:14
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On the wings of Caucasian Black Grouse in Iran “The Birds of Iran” is an important landmark and the best avian reference so far. Only 5,000 copies of the book were produced at the time (1975) and they had

6 reasons to visit culturally-rich Iran Tourism

2016-09-10 11:26:21
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6 reasons to visit culturally-rich Iran While Iran often finds itself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, intrepid globetrotters consistently sing the country’s praises, calling it a surprisingly welcoming destination with plenty of untouched treasures to discover. The

Khachmaz, Derbent to cooperate in youth affairs, sports cultural

2016-09-10 11:32:32
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Khachmaz, Derbent to cooperate in youth affairs, sports Azerbaijan’s Khachmaz region and the city of Derbent in Russian Republic of Dagestan will cooperate in the field of youth affairs and sports. In this conjunction, Agahuseyn Azizov, the representative of the Youth

Why the future of the Russian oil and gas industry is in the Caspian Energy

2016-09-16 22:22:53
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Why the future of the Russian oil and gas industry is in the Caspian Russia’s leading energy companies are now eyeing the Caspian Sea as a source of high-volume, high-quality hydrocarbon reserves. The Caspian

Treasuring and preserving our shared natural heritage Environment

2016-09-16 22:31:43
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Treasuring and preserving our shared natural heritage Our long term well-being depends on protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the biodiversity we share. This common natural heritage binds together the United States, Azerbaijan, and countries around

Shell launches robot for hazardous environments science

2016-09-16 22:33:16
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Shell launches robot for hazardous environments Sensabot, the first resident mobile robot certified to work in difficult and hostile industrial facilities, has been launched by Shell Shell will send semiautonomous Rover vehicles to a desert island in Kazakhstan’s Kashagan development, which

Turkmenistan opens 2.3 billion dollar bird-shaped international air terminal Tourism

2016-09-18 15:05:59
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Turkmenistan opens $2.3 billion bird-shaped international air terminal Turkmenistan opened a $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport on Saturday as part of its bid to become an international transport hub and offset a plunge in traditional revenues from gas

Russia's Year-Long Campaign Has Freed Large Part of Syria From Terrorists Political and military events

2016-10-07 09:31:23
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Russia's Year-Long Campaign Has Freed Large Part of Syria From Terrorists The Russian Aerospace Forces' operation has freed a large part of Syria from terrorists and stabilized the situation in the Arab state, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. "Our

FAO assists Iran to improve aquatic genetic resources IIKSS- FAO Representative to Iran and the Head of Iran Fishery Organization (SHILAT) has signed a project agreement to improve genetic resources o Fishing

2016-11-03 13:00:35
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IIKSS- FAO Representative to Iran and the Head of Iran Fishery Organization (SHILAT) has signed a project agreement to improve genetic resources of rainbow trout fish in the country. Signatories of the project agreement were Mr. Serge Nakouzi,

An inside look at the new crossroads of Eurasia: Azerbaijan's New Port of Baku Investment

2016-11-06 12:55:19
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IIKSS- The place was literally and figuratively a crossroads. It wasn’t just the point where north-south highways and rail lines met their east-west compliments but the turning point of an entire nation going in a new direction. Extending

Turkmenistan leader's son becomes parliamentary deputy Political and military events

2016-11-24 11:19:38
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IIKSS - The son of Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has become a parliamentary deputy, state television in the isolated Central Asian nation reported on Wednesday, a possible sign that he is being groomed to eventually succeed his father.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov reviews the situation n Ahal velayat Investment

2017-02-05 11:08:33
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IIKSS - During the trip of the Head of Turkmen State, special attention was paid to the issues of social and economic development of the region, realization of adopted state programmes including in industrial sector and agricultural sphere.

Russian military details contribution to Palmyra's retake Political and military events

2017-03-06 14:43:18
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IIKSS- Russia's Air Force and special op's units were part of the operation to liberate the iconic Syrian city of Palmyra from Islamic State terrorists earlier this week, Col. Gen. Andrey Kartapolov, commander of the Russian forces in

Pakistan, Turkmenistan interested in early implementation of TAPI Energy

2018-06-23 10:44:47
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Pakistan is interested in intensifying cooperation with Turkmenistan and early completion of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain made a statement at a meeting with his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Hussein arrived to Dushanbe to participate in the forum

Kazakh port in decline bids for slice of China trade Investment

2018-08-26 10:10:01
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With the outlines of its six idle cranes obscured by thick fog and pouring rain, Kazakhstan's Caspian seaport Aktau seems an unlikely stop on China's much-hyped new silk road. But the sleepy port, which has been badly hit in

Azerbaijan’s national parks cause great interest among tourists Tourism

2019-01-08 10:07:33
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Azerbaijan with its rich history and fascinating nature attracts more and more tourists each year. The country's national parks often become travel destinations for them. As many as 79,997 people visited the national parks of Azerbaijan in 2018. Of this amount, 7,478