Central Asian
Near the Caucasus
Central Asian describes anything relating to Central Asia—the landlocked region comprising Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, sometimes extended to include parts of Afghanistan, Mongolia, or western China.
Central Asian cuisine features lamb and flatbreads.
As a noun, a Central Asian is a person from this region.
Felt-covered nomad tent
- herdersLivestock guardians and guides
- nomadsUnsettled, roving people
- horsebackAtop a steed
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
migration · tribes · ger · khan · clans · falconry · shepherds · livestock
Largest landlocked country
- UzbekistanLandlocked Central Asian nation
- TajikistanCentral Asian republic
- KyrgyzstanCentral Asian mountainous republic
- TurkmenistanCentral Asian country
Resist-dye textile patterning
- carpet weavingTextile craft for floors
- tileworkDecorative ceramic surfaces
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- madrasahIslamic educational institution
minaret · throat singing · hospitality · yurt · craftsmanship · ceramics · embroidery · calligraphy
yurt
Felt-covered nomad tent
steppe · migration · tribes · ger · khan · clans · falconry · shepherds · livestock · grazing
Kazakhstan
Largest landlocked country
- UzbekistanLandlocked Central Asian nation
- TajikistanCentral Asian republic
- KyrgyzstanCentral Asian mountainous republic
Turkmenistan · Caspian Sea · steppe · grassland · plateau · desert · oasis
ikat
Resist-dye textile patterning
- carpet weavingTextile craft for floors
- tileworkDecorative ceramic surfaces
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
madrasah · minaret · throat singing · hospitality · yurt · craftsmanship · ceramics · embroidery · calligraphy · Islamic architecture
caravanserai
Traveler's courtyard lodge
spices · trade routes · caravan · bazaars · Marco Polo · porcelain · tea · incense · oasis · cultural exchange
shashlik
Skewered grilled meat dish
- naanLeavened tandoor-baked flatbread
- pomegranateMany-seeded red fruit
- saffronCrocus-derived golden spice
cumin · lamb · horsemeat · green tea · dried fruits · apricots · walnuts · pilaf
- EthnicitiesAfrican, European, Arab, Chinese, Japanese
- Non-WesternAfrican, Middle Eastern, Far Eastern, Indo-Pacific, Arab
- continental originAfrican, European, North American, South American, Australian
- bioregionsNeotropical, Australasian, Oceanian, Antarctic, Ethiopian
Central AsianEuropean
From that continent
Western European · coastal · maritime · Atlantic · Pacific
Central Asiancoastal
Of the shoreline
maritime · seafaring · oceanic · island · archipelagic
Central AsianWestern
Of Euro-American civilization
European · East Asian · Anglo-Saxon · Latin American · Nordic
center, central, Asia, Asian, centralize, centrality, centralization, decentralize, decentralization