Central Asia

A cradle of culture since earliest times, Central Asia is also known as the Heart of Asia.
It is a melting pot of tribal nomadic groups and is a living museum of ancient cities and cultures. Over the course of history the peoples and tribes of this area have moved from home to form Empires and Civilisations which have greatly influenced the rest of the world.
The North American Indians, found by Europeans when they first arrived on mainland America had migrated from Central Asia many thousands of years beforehand across the Bering Straits.

The Moghul Empire in North India and modern Indian Muslims both trace their roots and traditions to this region.
The Aryan tribes came from here and it is believed that Gypsies also started their wanderings here.

Until recently dominated by the U.S.S.R., Central Asia is little known to people in the west, but it is the parent of many distant cultures.

Known as 'Central Asia' not because of it's geographical location, but because of it's role as the birth place of many cultures and traditions.
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