Central Asia
7 Threads
1. Europe at the Gates of #China and India – How Silk Routes made Central Asia Important Most of the silk routes and spice routes have passed through Central Asia, creating some g...
From Kazakhstan to Tajikistan, to Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan, Central Asia is known for its magnificent mosques – each an architectural masterpiece in their own right. Here are 24...
Note that only around 1/5 are less religious, rest are AS religious or MORE (1/3). ONLY Muslims present such statistics in our era of neoliberal globalization (& secularization)....
@AshCurious2000 1. Salafi/Athari is a misnomer. Athari is a creed mostly followed by Hanbalis. 2. The whole Indian subcontinent mostly follows Maturidi/Hanafi. East Asian are most...
Unrests in Nukus, Karakalpakstan. Karakalpakstan used to be an autonomous republic in Uzbekistan. In 1990s they proclaimed sovereignity with the right of secession. Now Uzbekistan...
Thread about religion in Central Asia/Khorasan/Eastern Iran in pre-Islamic and Islamic times. https://t.co/YNDf1tkSuV
Hi there, @fran__olmos one day more talking about Central Asia in Iranian history. Today we will discuss about the rivalry between the Safavids and the Shaybanids from the Khanate...
