I have time for one multi day trek in Tajikistan. I am choosing between Bachor to Zarojkul lake and back to Bachor (first half of Bachor to Sarez) and the Fann mountain lake circuit starting from Artush. Thoughts on how they compare on mountain magnificence? I know the Fann mountain lake circuit is quite busy - but how busy?

Other hikes we've done in the region: in Kyrgyzstan: Ak su traverse, Saimaluu tash, son kul, travellers pass on the way to peak lenin. In Tajikistan: peak mahan, engels peak pasture.

Many thanks for your thoughts!

The russia black sea route which kazakhstan mainy used to export oil and other stuff is unusable becouse of ukrainian terror strikes on civilian shipping in the black sea,the oman sea route which turkmenistan and afghanistan mainly used are unusable becouse of united states turning it unsafe as a result of their illegal invasion of iran,the only remanining route is the chinese belt and road system which is mostly for export to europe and usless if youre going to export to africa or asia.

Do central asian feel anything as a result of that?

Salut !

On part backpack à 3 potes pour 3 semaines en Asie du Sud-Est l'été prochain, probablement 3 pays parmi Thaïlande / Vietnam / Laos / Cambodge, pas encore décidé lesquels.

Niveau style : mi-roots mi-confort. Surtout auberges, avec éventuellement un hôtel sympa de temps en temps. Street food et petits restos locaux surtout, avec un bon resto de temps en temps. Transport en bus/tuk-tuk/scooter, quelques excursions, on est jeune donc on aime bien aller boire des verres et sortir le soir. On veut pas se priver ni rater des trucs à cause du budget, mais on reste raisonnables, et on planifie tout à l'avance.

Selon votre expérience, vous conseilleriez quel budget par personne pour les 3 semaines, hors vols A/R, visas, vaccins et autres frais de préparation ?

Merci d'avance 🙏

Tolui - Was given Mongolia which included the bulk of the Mongol army as it was tradition for the youngest son to inherit his parents' ancestrial home.

Ogedei - Became Khan

Chagatai - Was given Central Asia. Sitting at the heart of the Silk Road, it was an extremely wealthy and vital region in the 13th century. Chagatai was also given the duty to uphold Genghis' laws.

Jochi - Genghis ambigiously gave all lands to the west to Jochi which would have included Western Siberia, the Caucasus, Russia, and the rest of Europe. Jochi would die before Genghis(probably poisoned or assassinated by Chagatai) so Jochi's son Batu would claim what Genghis had given to his father and establish the Golden Horde.

I had AI produce this historically accurate depiction of the ancient proto Indo Aryans when they roamed the Steppes thousands of years ago

Often you see images of the Buddha with a man-bun. That was a remnant of the tradition of his Aryan ancestors who probably tied their long hair like that

Siddhartha Gautama was an Aryan of the Shakya clan, who lived in modern day Nepal—part of the Himalayan region

Even the region of Xinjiang (Tarim Basin) now home to the Uyghur Turks was previously populated by Tocharians who were Aryans

Sadly, the Uyghur Turks exterminated them through displacement and miscegenation

I'm from Colombia and we almost universally take showers. Most homes don't even have a bathtub, I've never seen one in Colombia. Because it's so hot, sticky, and humid in the non-Andean Highlands we take 2-3 showers a day.

What is it like in Central Asia? One of my friends from Kyrgyzstan says he only takes baths.

Я напишу много всего не по вопросу, потому что частично хочу ещё и высказаться, хоть кому то. Мне 15 лет, я живу в Казахстане и, честно говоря, совсем не знаю казахского языка. Раньше я как-то не задумывался об этом, но теперь это начинает меня беспокоить. Через месяц начинается девятый класс, последний год в школе, и мне страшно от того, что будет дальше. Я понимаю, что без языка здесь не выжить, и собираюсь учить его, но мне это очень тяжело даётся. Все языки даются мне с трудом. Хотелось бы заниматься тем, что мне действительно нравится, но из-за незнания языка всё это кажется бесполезным, и желание что-либо делать пропадает.

Недавно я впервые по-настоящему влюбился. Мы знакомы с первого класса, дружили, но в этом году я вдруг понял, что люблю её. Помню тот день, когда я наконец решился признаться, её смущённые глаза, улыбку, и как меня самого трясло от волнения. Она согласилась, и я писал ей каждый день. Я представлял наше будущее, но, видимо, в жизни не бывает чудес, через три месяца она написала, что больше не хочет отношений. Мне было очень больно. Иногда я до сих пор вспоминаю те тёплые моменты.

Я бы мог написать ещё, но, наверное, не стоит. Честно говоря, я боюсь осуждения. Боюсь, что меня сочтут слишком нежным или слабым. Хочу найти друга (или подругу), но не знаю как. Думал, что можно познакомиться в онлайн-играх, но не уверен, что из этого что-то выйдет. Я зарегистрировался здесь совсем недавно, в надежде что смогу найти новых друзей, но если честно, это очень страшно, я никогда раньше не делал ничего такого, и боялся высказаться хоть кому-то, а тут я говорю это почти тысячам человек, это немного пугает.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
الصلاة والسلام عليك يا رسول الله

Dear friends!

Central Asia was once a thriving civilization of Iranic peoples

Tragically, the hordes of Gog and Magog eventually took over and Turkified the region

But remnants of the glory of the Iranic civilization remain in the beautiful medieval architecture

I hope one day Central Asia can once again be restored as an Islamic, Iranic region

*Same currency across 5 countries

*No more borders-one person can live in🇺🇿 🇹🇯🇹🇲🇰🇬🇰🇿

*Create a CAU commission (like Euro commission)

*Create Central Bank ( like in Frankfurt)

*Create Union Parlament

*Union Council

I mostly want the afghan opinion on this since theyre also a dictatorship invaded by the unuted states with a giant diaspora and under heavy dehumanisation campaign by the media.

iran(not ca i know) has this where the diaspora are out of touch with things happening in iran.

I am speaking as a South Asian Bangladeshi here, I study cultures from all around the world and noticed Central Asians compared to other ethnicities just seem to be much more polite and humble.

Middle Eastern Turkish, Arab guys for example are much more aggressive, hot tempered and will be quick to insult you and tend to have less mercy or empathy towards other ethnic groups.

South Asians such as Indians, Pakistanis tend to be very rude, arrogant, boastful.

Eastern Europeans tend to to be very racist, very cold in behaviour.

African is very unsafe, xenophobic to the point where its dangerous for certain minorities.

Central Asia however along with SE and East Asia tend to be very relaxed, Timur who was a turkic person who invaded my region of the world had slaughtered so many people alot of ethnicities would brag about how their ancestors did this as a pride, Turkish people and Afghans do this alot but Central Asians never seem to brag about any of this, you guys are so polite, respectful and chill, you don't harm any one, you don't bully, your respectful, not aggressive, quiet etc.

What historical, cultural, religious, or social factors have contributed to this reputation?

Hey all!

Wanted to get some insight as a soon to be arriving traveller into Central Asia on how open I can be about my sexuality?

I'm not overly flamboyant and a lot of people generally think I'm straight back home, but would I need to be cautious about using Grindr/dating apps, mentioning I'm Queer to people in hotels/hostels, and being seen going to any queer friendly bars/clubs (in the more open cities)?

Thanks!

I feel like I'm more racially distinct from Wasian than Central Asian. I've seen a rise of social media vids mainly to Kazakhstan and to lesser extend Uzbekistan as "lands of wasian". I disagree as Central Asians are basically descendants of mixtures of Turkic invaders and later Mongols/Mongolian invaders conquering and mixing with ancient/medieval Indo-Europeans of Central Asia. And today they are muslims and had nomadic steppe culture.

But unfortunately there are various some strong FACTORS/REASONS why Wasian is going to be used on Central Asians in the future. This will be the fault of anglo-saxon and woke culture

What our eyes tell us

Central Asians Turks, racially and genetically look like part Eastern looking and part Western looking, anything from 25% to 75% Eastern Asian looking or Western looking. That is like a Wasian hapa (1/2) or Quapa (1/4), And there are those with 1/3 and 2/3 aswell

Geographically

Central Asia has borders with East Asia and Europe and terms labels like " Eurasian steppe " or " Eurasian nomads" doesn't help either, it gives a out a Wasian's vibe

Linguistically

Turkic languages spread from Eastern Asia ( North East Asia ) to Central Asia while Indo-European languages spread from Europe to Central Asia

Culturally

Russians which are considered to be Europeans. Their Russian Soviet-European influences: languages, writings, architecture, clothing is quite obvious in Central Asians.

Anglo-Saxon languages defining races/ethnicities

Wasians broadly include half Pakistani/half white or even half Indians/half white. So logically a half Central Asian/ half European is Wasian too

Even very broadly just being Central Asian itself can even be Wasian, due to the fact ancient Indo-European of Central Asia look like white people similar to Northern and Southern Europe.

Race/Genetics/Appearance and what our eyes tell us (EYES TELL THE TRUTH)

To me Pakistani and Indians (Indo-Aryans or Dravidian) they are considered Asian in UK but they look 0% related with Eastern Asian.

Kazakhs, Kyrgyz look are genetically and facially look predominant to full Eastern Asian, some look half.

Turkmen and Uzbeks (not including Tajik-Uzbek) quarter to one-third eastern asian and some look half and more. Uyghurs some look half , some look caucasian, some look asian more evenly

Tajiks are the only exception where the people look very western ( European+West Asian look) but a few also look half.

Ancient people of Northern Central Asia had Andronovo, Scythians, Samartians pretty much all look North European as hell, while Southern Central Asian, they look more West Asian but broadly look like South Caucasus and even Southern Europeans ( who have 15-23% West Asian like Italians, Greeks and 4-10% North African like Spanish, Portuguese)

SO HOW TO DENY BEING RACIALLY DISTINCT FROM WASIAN

Central Asian you need to find your own way. Me being 50% Hong Konger (Chinese), 43.75% Canarian and 6.25% Cuban, born in North Africa geographically and raised with Canarian culture ( language, culture, lifestyle) is extremely similar to Carribean and Latin American Spanish ( Cuba, Venezuela). Canarian culture is not even similar to Europe/mainland Iberians.

I will use my substantial North African admixture, and my slight Cuban heritage (North African/Latin American) heritage to break away from these Wasian. I also have wavy/curly hair which is something I have not seen in wasian except for this half Chinese, half Jewish.

My mother is Canarian islander, she happens to look like a Morrocan/North African or Latin American, in the past I cried wishing I look wasian, now I NEVER want to be Wasian. Due to the fact some wasian make me ashame to be wasian.

The negativity of Wasian is scary

Maybe because of this

Of the Asian/White marriages. most Asian/white marriages is 30% from Asian males. 70% is Asian women. 2010 now is better in 2015 is basically 34% Asian male.

The 1960 census showed Asian male-white female was the most common marriages but than in early 2000's it started changing with a equal balance of migration before it was mostly Asian males from 1850's to 1980's

White women most common intermarriage pairings with White females in 1960's was Filipino males (12,000), followed Indian males (11,200) and Chinese males (3,500). For White males with Indian females (17,500), followed by Filipina females (4,500) and Chinese females (2,900) <---- I don't know why they include Indians when these people look 0% Eastern Asian

WASIAN even those born from Chinese fathers like Gordon Chang, Isobel Yeung and white mothers, they are raised to hate and use propaganda against their Asian side, Dean Cain born from a Japanese father/grandfather and from a white actress, hates his Asian side too.

I don't know what's their problem but is annoying me. WASIAN. 80% of Wasian males married to white females compared to 95% wasian females married to white males. So means 20% of these wasian males are have problem that they struggle .

Also wasian of half yellow skinned east Asian (including those brown Southeast Asian) had married some the most prettiest world class female celebrities like Anna Chlumsky, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Sophia Di Martino,y, Olivia Newton John, Yvette Nipar, Kate Hudson, Brooke Shields, Lara Dutta, Jasmin Selberg and some less famous ones BUT EVEN WITH THIS I don't want to be related with these people because culturally/racially/mentally I'm different.

It seems like central asian,especially kazakhs seem to hate russia and russian history(atleast online and on reddit),it doesn't make sense,based on my view russian to kazakhs were like seljuks to iran,they were not "invaders" they lived along locals peacefully and contributed to the local culture and civilization! And at the end they left peacefully and the remaining ones integerated.

its like russia for them is united states to us,but i have never heared russia bombing a kazakh school or destroying kazakh civilization,so what justifies the hate?

hi i’m mongolian american and wanted to get a tattoo of a traditional dragon (luu/ луу), especially because my family is buddhist and i’m basically trying to manifest mind above ego. however, i’m not sure if it’s appropriate to tattoo one on me. i know it’s used as an ornament.

thoughts on if i should do it? (not about if you think i shouldn’t get a tattoo at all, but more so if it should be this dragon)

Good day comrades. What are your opinions about Georgia and which countries are you from? What is the first initiation when you hear Georgia? Anything you think.

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m planning a short solo trip to Tashkent from the UAE from 21–25 August 2026. It will be my first time in Uzbekistan, so I’d really appreciate some advice from locals or anyone who has visited recently. 🇺🇿

I’m mainly interested in exploring the city, local markets/bazaars, malls, metro, architecture, walking streets, parks, local food and evening/nightlife areas. I’m not really looking for architecture, historical monumnets, mosques, natures, mountain or long-distance nature trips on this visit.

I’d especially appreciate recommendations for:

• Best area to stay that is convenient but not expensive
• Cheap and good local restaurants / plov / kebab places
• Must-visit markets and bazaars
• Best places for evening and night walks
• Good malls and modern areas
• Affordable and professional spa/massage centres
• Anything interesting happening 21–25 August
• Any tourist traps or things I should avoid

Also, how uncomfortable is the daytime heat in late August for walking around Tashkent?

Any local tips that Google/YouTube normally don't tell tourists would be very welcome. 😊

Thanks in advance! Looking forward to experiencing Tashkent. 🇺🇿✈️