Category: Asia

Explore the country that builds on old and rich history, and at the same time is a member of modern world. Turkey represents a cultural mixture, a synthesis of east and west, while it geographically bridges Europe and Asia. This country combines natural beauties with its 10 000-year-old heritage thus giving a unique opportunity to…

Tajikistan is a small republic in Central Asia, bordering Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China and Afghanistan. The 740 mile (1200 km) border with Afghanistan is demarked by the river Panj and the Amu Daryo, better known as the Oxus. Most of Tajikistan’s land area is mountainous, ranging from the Fann Mountains in the west to the rocky…

Russia is the world’s biggest country with an area exceeding 17 million sq. km (6.5 million sq. miles). It occupies the east of Europe and the north of Asia, neighbouring 16 countries and having world’s longest land border about 60,000 km (over 37,000 miles). A quarter of world’s forests are concentrated in Russia, which is…

Owing to its geographical position, Nepal experiences a number of variations in climate and geological features, with a consequent abundance of different flora and fauna. The mountainous north has eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains, including the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest, called Sagarmatha in Nepali. It contains more than 240 peaks over…

Located in the landlocked plateau between Russian Siberia and the plains of northern China, Mongolia makes a geographically and culturally dramatic impression. Within this enchanting country’s borders, you can experience boundless wonders of nature. Mongolia’s pristine mountains, unspoiled Gobi desert and sweeping grasslands are home to a vast natural heritage. The wildlife includes snow leopards,…

There is a wonderful mountainous country in Central Asia, crossed with thick mountain ridges of the Tian Shan and Pamirs-Alai – Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan is located at the half distance from Paris to Tokyo, on the western border of China, south of Kazakhstan and east of  Uzbekistan, north of Tajikistan and 5000 km southeast of Moscow.…

Kazakhstan, situated in the geographic center of Eurasia, has been well known since the times of the Silk Roads. Today, just as in that distant epoch, it combines features that are remarkable for their contrasts: East and West, modernism and archaism, impetuous youth and staid wisdom of ancestors. Even its geography is full of contrasts:…

Azerbaijan has unlimited natural resources, centuries-old culture, history and people, whose lifestyle presents a unique and harmonious combination of the traditions and ceremonies of different cultures and civilizations. The Republic is situated on the junction of Europe and Asia and thus has a unique geopolitical and geographical position. This fertile, generous and friendly land has…