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Geography edit

Miscellaneous edit

Missing encyclopedic articles (from list of Asia-related topics) edit

This is an inclusive list of related articles from the old Asia-related topics list. Some of them might need redirects to existing articles. Where relevant, links to some information are included.

General edit

  1. Euro-Asian Steppe- missing entries
  2. Architectural Decoration in Central Asia
  3. Carpets in Central Asia
  4. Central Asian LanguagesAltaic languages
  5. Central Asian Literature
  6. Central Asian Media
  7. Central Asian Regionalism
  8. Central Asian tribes and tribal federations
  9. Christianity in Central Asia
  10. Communism in Central Asia
  11. Dance in Central Asia
  12. Energy in Central Asia
  13. Felting in Central Asia
  14. Fine arts in Central Asia
  15. Folklore in Central Asia
  16. Germans in Central Asia
  17. History of Central Asia/Early Medieval Period
  18. History of Central Asia/Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods
  19. History of Central Asia/Modern Period
  20. Hinduism in Central Asia
  21. Ismaili Sects in Central Asia
  22. Kalym - brideprice [1] (see Bride price#Central Asia)
  23. Marriage and family in Central Asia
  24. Men in Central Asia
  25. Nomadic Pastoralism in Central AsiaEurasian nomads
  26. Oil and mineral industries in Central Asia
  27. Paleoanthropology of Central Asia
  28. Radioactive waste and contamination in Central Asia
  29. Relations between China and Central Asia
  30. Relations between Russia and Central Asia
  31. Relations between the United States and Central Asia
  32. Russians in Central Asia
  33. Russification and Sovietization of Central Asia
  34. Tile work in Central Asia
  35. Timeline of Modern Central Asia
  36. Traditional Central Asian Medicine
  37. Westernization in Central Asia
  38. Women in Central Asia
  39. Woodworking in Central Asia
  40. Nomads of Eurasia museum exhibit

Afghanistan edit

  1. Requested articles: Afghanistan
  2. Clothing, Traditional - Afghanistan
  3. Ethnic Conflict - Afghanistan
  4. Aushpazi, by Wali Zikria
  5. Afghanistani Kufta (meatballs)
  6. Halwaua-e-Aurd-e-Sujee
  7. Draft:Osh Pyozee (Stuffed onions)
  8. Cream roll (pastries)

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Uyghuristan/East Turkestan) edit

  1. Uyghur History
  2. Uyghur Clothing, Traditional
  3. Uyghur Popular Music
  4. Famous Uyghurs[2]
  5. Uyghur Politics
  6. Guxnan pan-grilled lamb pies

Kazakhstan edit

  1. Dauylpaz - Kazakh drum used in falconry
  2. Kazakhstan - History - Timeline
  3. Literature of Kazakhstan / Kazakh literature
  4. Popular music of Kazakhstan - SuperStar KZ
  5. List of cities in Kazakhstan - missing entries
  6. List of Presidents of Kazakhstan - missing entries of past presidential candidates
  7. Beiimbet Mailin / Mailin, Beiimbet - Kazakh, ??, [3], Beiisqulov, T., Daryn daralygy book about life and creative work of Beiimbet Mailin, in Kazakh, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 1994, 136 pp., P, SUBJECT(S)/KEYWORD(S): Literature; History
  8. Mukhammedzan Seralin / Seralin, Mukhammedzhan - Kazakh, editor of Ai Qap - may be information about him and the publication in Russian Colonization and the Genesis of Kazakh National Consciousness by Steven Sabol from Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2003.
  9. Prime Minister of Kazakhstan - missing entries
  10. Oleg Mozheyko
  11. chuzhuk (horsemeat sausages)
  12. horse delicacies (zhal, zhaya)
  13. sheep milk and its products (kaimak, katyk, qurt, irimshik)
  14. kuimak
  15. oima - flat puff cakes fried in oil then covered in cream

Kyrgyzstan edit

  1. Clothing, Traditional - Kyrgyzstan
  2. Kyrgyzstan - Education System
  3. Literature of Kyrgyzstan / Kyrgyz literature
  4. Turdakun Usubalievich Usubaliev / Usubaliev, Turdakun Usubalievich, Kyrgyz politician, [4]
  5. List of political parties in Kyrgyzstan - missing entries
  6. List of universities in Kyrgyzstan - missing entries
  7. Bishkek Philharmonic Orchestra
  8. Kyrgyz National Opera
  9. Evgeniî Shmelëv
  10. Aigul' Duîsheyevna Duîsheyeva, founder of Girl Scouting in Kyrgyzstan
  11. Kyrgyzstan Women's Congress
  12. Altai Borubayev
  13. Suusamyr valley
  14. Maksym (beverage) (see Kyrgyz cuisine#Drinks for enough to make a stub from)
  15. Jarma (beverage) (see Kyrgyz cuisine#Drinks for enough to make a stub from)
  16. Jeti-Ögüz village
  17. Broken Heart rock formation, a rock formation near Jeti-Ögüz
  18. Moldo ashuu pass (see Ak-Talaa District)
  19. Kalmyk ashuu pass (other side of Song Köl)
  20. Bishkek National Medical Institute
  21. Great Chüy Canal
  22. Kloop, one of the most famous investigative media outlets
  23. Raim Matraimov, former politician, named as one of the most corrupt officials in the history
  24. Birimdik, one of the leading political parties
  25. Mekenim Kyrgyzstan, another leading party

Mongolia edit

  1. Clothing, Traditional - Mongolia
  2. Forest Industry - Mongolia
  3. Mongolia-China-Russia Relations
  4. Mongolia-Soviet Union Relations
  5. Russians in Mongolia
  6. United Party of Mongolia
  7. List of universities in Mongolia - missing entries
  8. List_of_newspapers_in_Mongolia - missing entries
  9. Amarsanaa (leader of 1755-1757 uprising)
  10. Myagmaryn Esunmönkh
  11. Bansh (mn) – dumpling
  12. Bantan (mn) – porridge
  13. Boodog (mn) – barbecue
  14. Tsuivan (ru) – noodles
  15. Shorlog – skewers
  16. Chanasan makh – boiled meat and innards
  17. Guriltai shöl – meat noodle soup
  18. Banshtai tsai – dumplings in tea

Tajikistan edit

Acting Secretaries and First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Tajikistan

  1. Chinor Emomov (1924-1927); Acting secretary
  2. Mumin Khojaev (1927-1928); Acting secretary
  3. Ali Shervoni (1928-1929); Acting secretary
  4. Clothing, Traditional - Tajikistan
  5. Kayrakkum
  6. Ragoun
  7. List of universities in Tajikistan - missing entries
  8. Education in Tajikistan needs wikified
  9. Muhammad Sharif Himmatzoda - opposition leader during civil war in Tajikistan
  10. Hajji Akbar Turajonzoda - Tajik political leader, 2nd in command in the Islamic Renaissance Party.
  11. Kamoludin Abdullaev - historian
  12. Rahim Masov - historian
  13. Muhammad Osimov - also spelt Asimov - Historian, writer, philosopher
  14. King Somoni Inheritance nationalist youth movement
  15. Jaman Pass, a pass on the Tajik/Afghan border
  16. chiburekki (deep-fried dough cakes) — see Burek, which needs major clean-up and addition to the Russian (chebureki) and Mongolian (xuushuur) versions.
  17. Cimtarga
  18. Fan Mountains
Young Buddhist monks in Tibet.

Tibet edit

  1. Clothing, Traditional - Tibet
  2. Lhasa dialect
  3. Tibet - Image in the Modern West

Turkmenistan edit

  1. Clothing, Traditional - Turkmenistan
  2. Garabil Plateau - [5]
  3. Literature of Turkmenistan / Turkmen literature
  4. Turkmenistan - Education System
  5. Turkmenistan - History - Timeline
  6. List of cities in Turkmenistan - missing entries
  7. Turkmen tribes, possibly broken down by Teke (Tekke), Yomut (Yomud), Arsary (Ersary), Chowdur (Choudur), and Saryk (Saryq), as well as the Salyr (Salor), a tribe that declined as a result of military defeat before the modern period
  8. Khalikberdy Atayev (1992-1993) former foreign minister
  9. Turkmenistan's United Democratic Opposition
  10. Watan Party of Turkmenistan opposition party
  11. Hudaýberdi Orazow disapproved pres candidate
  12. Oraz Garajaýew major of the town of Abadan, pres candidate
  13. Aşyrnyýaz Pomanow mayor of Türkmenbaşy, pres candidate
  14. Amannyýaz Atajykow member of parliament, pres candidate
  15. Ka'urma mutton deep-fried in its own fat
  16. churban churpa mutton fat dissolved in green tea
  17. Ishkiykli dough balls filled with meat and onion which are traditionally cooked in sand that has been heated by a fire

Uzbekistan edit

  1. Alisher Navoiy Samarkand State University
  2. Clothing, Traditional - Uzbekistan
  3. Ferghana Valley Incident
  4. Literature of Uzbekistan / Uzbek literature
  5. Mamadali Mahmudov - Uzbek writer, currently imprisoned within Uzbekistan [6], [7]
  6. Uzbekistan - Education System
  7. Uzbekistan - History - Timeline
  8. List of cities in Uzbekistan - missing entries
  9. Nariman Shayakubov
  10. Dholeh - a risotto type dish
  11. Shakarap - thinly sliced tomatoes and onions with salt and pepper

Central Asian Studies edit

  1. Seymour Becker - author, academic
  2. Teresa Rakowska-Harmstone -author, academic
  3. Michael Rywkin - author, academic
  4. Yutaka Akino - Noted Japanese scholar of Central Asian history. Murdered in 1998 in Tajikistan working for United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan. See [8] for a great deal of information about Akino. It would help if someone who can read Japanese wrote article about Akino.
  5. William Fierman - author, academic (Note: article was deleted November 15, 2007)

Sports edit

  1. 2007 Central Asian Games and subpages
  2. NOCs general Olympic pages: KAZ, KGZ, TJK, TKM, UZB

Miscellaneous edit

World Heritage Sites edit

  1. "Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly" in Kazakhstan need their own site

Requested Photographs edit

  1. Requested photographs of Afghanistan
  2. Requested photographs of Kazakhstan
  3. Requested photographs of Kyrgyzstan
  4. Requested photographs of Mongolia
  5. Requested photographs of Tajikistan
  6. Requested photographs of Turkmenistan
  7. Requested photographs of Uzbekistan
  8. Requested photographs of Khorasan

Requested Maps edit

  1. Kamboja-Dvaravati Route
  2. Map of where the Tanggula Mountain Pass is located in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
  3. See also Category:Wikipedia requested maps in Central Asia.

Articles to improve edit

Articles to expand edit

These are articles that are stubs or in need of expansion

General edit

  1. Central Asia stubs
  2. Afghanistan stubs
  3. Kazakhstan stubs
  4. Kyrgyzstan stubs
  5. Mongolia stubs
  6. Portal:Kazakhstan - it needs expanding to attract more readers interested in the country
  7. Portal:Kyrgyzstan - it needs expanding to attract more readers interested in the country
  8. Tajikistan stubs
  9. Uzbekistan stubs
  10. Tibet stubs
  11. University of Central Asia

Geography edit

  1. Central Asia geography stubs
  2. Afghanistan geography stubs
  3. Kazakhstan geography stubs
  4. Kyrgyzstan geography stubs
  5. Mongolia geography stubs
  6. Tajikistan geography stubs
  7. Turkmenistan geography stubs
  8. Uzbekistan geography stubs
  9. Kafiristan

History edit

  1. Central Asian history stubs
  2. Civil War in Tajikistan

Languages edit

Sino-Tibetan language stubs edit
  1. Groma language
  2. Khams Tibetan language
  3. Ladakhi language
  4. Lisu language
  5. Qiangic languages
  6. Tani languages
Turkic language stubs edit
  1. Afshar language
  2. Altay language
  3. Chagatai language
  4. Karakalpak language
  5. Khorasani Turkish language
  6. Kyrgyz language
  7. Old Turkic language
  8. Nogai language
  9. Shor language
  10. Tuvan language


Iranian language stubs edit
  1. Balochi language
  2. Bukhori language
  3. Ingush language
  4. Ishkashimi language
  5. Munji language
  6. Sarikoli language
  7. Shughni language
  8. Vanji language
  9. Wakhi language
  10. Yaghnobi language
  11. Yazgulyam language
  12. Yidgha language
Language stubs most relevant to Afghanistan edit
  1. Askunu language
  2. Brahui language
  3. Dardic languages
  4. Domari language
  5. Hazaragi language
  6. Kalasha-ala language
  7. Kamkata-viri language
  8. Kamviri
  9. Kata-vari
  10. Khalaj language
  11. Moghol language
  12. Pashayi language
  13. Shumashti language
  14. Tregami language
  15. Vasi-vari language
  16. Waziri language
A Kyrgyz family in front of a yurt near the Issyk Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan.
Other language stubs relevant to the region edit
  1. Buryat language
  2. Evenk language
  3. Kangjia language
  4. Khitan language
  5. Kurmanji
  6. Lezgi language
  7. Parnian
  8. Tu language
  9. Wutunhua

Miscellaneous edit

  1. Komuz - Stringed instrument used in Kyrgyz music
  2. Kyl kyyak - Stringed instrument used in Kyrgyz music

People edit

  1. Mirzo Tursunzade – Poet from Tajikistan
  2. Bobojan Gafurovich Gafurov - Tajik politician and scholar, [9]
  3. Afghan people stubs
  4. Kazakhstani people stubs
  5. Uzbekistani people stubs
  6. Ainu People of China
  7. Karait People of Central Eurasia Kipchak Christians influential in the rise of the Genghisids.

Addition of local language text edit

These are existing articles that would be improved by addition of text and names in the local languages

  1. Scouting in Kyrgyzstan
  2. Scouting in Turkmenistan
  3. Scout Association of Uzbekistan

Articles in dispute edit

These are articles are tagged as having either their neutrality or accuracy in dispute.

Articles to clean-up edit

Please see WikiProject Central Asia's Cleanup listing for an extensive list of articles currently tagged to be cleaned up.