CENTRAL ASIA

GROUP MEMBER:

YASIR SALEEM (BB113068)

FAIZ TARIQ (BB113060)

PRESENTED TO:MADAM QURATULLAIN JALIL

INTRODUCTION“Central Asia" as consisting solely ofKazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan,Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan,

Central Asia that obscure region somewherebeneath Russia, little understood, almostignored in recent times has suddenly beencatapulted back into the lime light in the wakeof recent events in Afghanistan.

I will present the culture of two central Asiancountries.

KAZAKHSTAN

UZBEKISTAN

KAZAKHSTANKazakhstan is the largest unexplored oil bearingregion in the world and one of the more stableof the Central Asian countries.

Islamic radicalism is rare and natural resourcesare abundant.

Oil, gas, and mineral exports are key toKazakhstan's economic success.

Kazakhstan has significant deposits of coal, ironore, copper, zinc, uranium, and gold.

Kazakhstan is the seventh-largest producer ofwheat in the world.

The country's major crops include wheat, barley,cotton, and rice.

Chief livestock products are dairy goods, leather,meat, and wool.

KAZAKHISTAN CURRANCY

The first thing to know is thatthe Kazakhstan nationalcurrency is called Tenge.Tenge consists of 100 Tiin.

The word tenge in the Kazakhderived from Turkic languagemeaning a set of scales.

1 Pakistan Rupee = 1.66381Kazakhstan Tenge1 Kazakhstan Tenge (KZT) =0.60103 Pakistan Rupee (PKR)

POPULATIONThe population of Kazakhstan at16.455 million as of February2011, of which 46% is rural and54% is urban.

The cultural geography of CentralAsia includes over 120 differentethnic groups.

Islam is the largest religion inKazakhstan, Kazakhstan'spopulation is Muslim, 20.6%Christian, 0.1% Buddhists, 0.2%others (mostly Jews), and 2.8%non-believers, while 0.5% choseto not to answer.

KAZAKHSTAN CULTUREThe Kazakh people are rich in traditions. Frombirth through old age and death, every step oftheir lives has historically been marked withcelebration. Even their funeral ceremonies havetheir own special symbolism.Unfortunately, many rich and interestingtraditions and customs of the Kazakh people havebeen forgotten throughout the past century.These abandoned traditions are just now beingrediscovered by the Kazakh people. Thesetraditions include being respectful to old people;being patriotic to the motherland; being honest;and learning to love mankind.

The Kazakh people have a long tradition of peace, tolerance and co-existence.

Kazakhstan include this main culture:

Cuisine

National Dress

Music

Decorate Art

Traditionally every guest is offered Kazakhcuisine at the dastarkhan (the low table) in ayurt.The dastarkhan - feast table, is always laden withgood things to eat.Kazakhstan is famous for its apples, for shashlik –a kind of shish-kebob, for plov – rice pilaf – foundeverywhere in Central Asia and for its tradtions oftaking tea –The yurt is one of the most sensible types ofmovable house. It is a comfortable and practicalhome, ideally suited to local conditions and waysof life - one of the greatest inventions of theEurasian nomads.

KAZAKHSTAN CUISINE

After the guest has enjoyedkumiss or another fermentedmilk drink like kefir, the mealis served.

Traditionally, Kazakh cuisinewas based mostly on meat(including horse meat) andmilk products.

Kazakh national dress varies by regions. Men wearchapans, a kind of dressing gown with a belt, madeof velvet and richly embroidered. They cover theirheads 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 awhite cotton or colored silk dress, a velvetwaistcoat with embroidery and a cap or a silk scarf.

Elderly women wear a hood made of white clothwith a hole for the face (the kimeshek).

Outerwear was historically made from leather, feltand fur.

KAZAKHSTAN NATIONAL DRESS

KAZAKHSTAN MUSIC

Ancient cave paintings found in Kazakhstanshow people dancing and making music.

It wasn't until the early part of the 20thcentury that Kazakh music was recorded .

From these roots, the musical and poetictradition has continued to the present day.

Visitors to Kazakhstan will be captivated byincredible solo vocal and instrumental musicreflecting the spirit of the landscapes andnatural world.

The akyns -poets, are an important part of society, improvising at public competitions to the musical accompaniment of the stringed dombra or kobyz.

KAZAKHSTAN APPLIED & DECORATIVE ART

Carpet weaving and decoration in Kazakhstan isunique.

Wood and leather were mostly used for vessels, andthese are still made today.

Steppe zergers – jewelers, favor white silver and theornate Kazakh bracelets are irresistible.

Women's headdresses, articles of clothing, evensaddle-cloths are exquisitely embroidered.

Leather articles, such as harnesses, water flasks, andbelts, as well as wooden cups, large bowls and ladlesare all beautifully decorated with traditional designs.

UZBEKISTANLocated in the heart of Central Asia between theAmu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers, Uzbekistan has along and interesting heritage.

Agriculture and the agro-industrial sectorcontribute about 17% to Uzbekistan's GDP.

Cotton is Uzbekistan's dominant crop, accountingfor 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-largestproducer of gold, mining about 80 tons per year,and holds the fourth-largest reserves in the world.

UZBEKISTAN CURRANCY

Uzbekistan’s unit of currency isthe Soums.

there are one hundred tiyin toeach Soum.

Pakistani currency value1Rupee against Uzbekistancurrency value is 20.35 Soum.

UZBEKISTAN POPULATION

The Population inUzbekistan wasreported at 27.91millions persons in2009.

In 2015, Uzbekistan'sPopulation is expectedto be 29.98 millionspersons.

UZBEKISTAN CULTURE

Uzbek culture reflects a beautiful synthesis of theseinfluences, while maintaining its own uniquetraditions.

The community itself is structured self-governingunits, the mahallya.

Weddings, funerals, commemorative ceremonies,and the rites of circumcision are all organized bythe mahallya.

Uzbekistan include this main cultures are:

National Dress

Cuisine

Music

Hospitality

UZBEKISATN NATIONAL DRESS

The most important part of Uzbekmen's costume was the loose-fitting cotton coat, called thekhalat.

The khalat was long-sleeved, kneelength or longer, and made fromfabric with a variety of colorfulstripes.

Women's traditional dressconsisted of a tunic, pants, a scarf,and a coat.

The long, loose tunic had widesleeves reaching to the wrists.

Loose-cut pants were often madeof the same fabric as the tunic, orout of complementary fabric.

UZBEKISTAN CUISINE

The most well known of the national dishes, one thatis featured at every feast, is an intricate pilaf (plov,osh) prepared with mutton and various vegetablesand spices.

Among the other dishes that you will enjoy inUzbekistan are traditional breads baked in tandoors(clay ovens), delicious soups flavored with variousherbs and spices, unique stuffed pastries, and anabundance of fresh fruit.

UZBEKISTAN MUSIC

Music is omnipresent in Uzbek society.

Some of the Uzbek ritual traditional music isthousands of years old.

Indeed, the sounds of the Uzbek instruments willconvey to you the essence of the mysterious musicof the East.

Many of the instruments that produce thesestirring notes have remained unchangedthroughout the centuries.

UZBEKISTAN HOSPITALITYAt the heart of Uzbek culture is its wonderfulhospitality, renowned for centuries.

The Uzbek Tea Ceremony, a formal and gracefulritual, demonstrates in a very practical way the highpriority given to hospitality.

When a guest arrives, the hostess will serve freshlytea, 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 perfecttemperature for the guest to enjoy.