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Central Asia Holt Chapter 19 Section 3 pp 469-473
Term | Definition |
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Taliban | a radical Muslim group that arose in the 1990s |
Kabul | the capital city of Afghanistan |
factions | opposing political groups |
Astana | the capital city of Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan | has strong Russian influence, richest country in Central Asia and is a democratic republic with an elected president and parliament |
Bishkek | the capital city of Kyrgyzstan |
dryland farming | relies on rainfall instead of irrigation |
Kyrgyzstan | meaning "forty clans," farming is the most important industry here, Lake Issyk-Kul is here and government stability may be in question |
Ashgabat | the capital city of Turkmenistan |
Turkmenistan | houses the longest irrigation channel in the world, has a voted president for life and teaches Islam in schools with caution |
Turkmen Carpets | a famous artistic craft in Turkmenistan |
Dushanbe | the capital city of Tajikistan |
Tajikistan | struggles to overcome problems of government reform, is a republic with an elected president and suffered years of civil war |
arable | land that is suitable for growing crops |
Tashkent | the capital city of Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan | has the largest population and cities in the region, has an elected president but may have questionable human rights policies and a slowly growing economy |