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ASHGABAT (TCA) — On September 18, U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Matthew Klimow will visit the historic site of the Dayahatyn Caravanserai in Lebap region to mark the completion of the second phase of the Dayahatyn Caravanserai preservation project, a partnership between the United States Embassy in Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, the embassy said. Continue reading
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The National Museum of Kazakhstan on September 12 opens the exhibition "The Great Steppe: history and culture" in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The exhibition will be held from September 12 to October 12, 2019 as part of the international project “The Procession of the Altyn Adam through the world museums,” the press service of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — On September 3-6 in Bishkek a training on the development and revision of Management Plans for the sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage and Tentative Lists in Kyrgyzstan will be held in the framework of the European Union funded project "Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage". Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Ambassador of the United States to Turkmenistan Allan Mustard on November 1 led an excursion to the Dayahatyn Caravanserai for members of the local diplomatic corps. The purpose of the visit was to examine progress of a cultural preservation project funded through the U.S. Department of State Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). Members of the diplomatic corps enjoyed a guided excursion through the ancient complex and learned more about the government of Turkmenistan’s efforts to restore and preserve numerous sites along the Great Silk Road. The excursion was organized with the support of the government of Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat said. Continue reading
ALMATY (TCA) — A zone for receiving guests and tourists opened on July 9 at the Tanbaly historical and archeological site, located in Almaty Region’s Zhambyl District in southern Kazakhstan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Allan Mustard will visit Mary province on May 16 to take part in the closing ceremony for restoration and conservation of the Greater and Lesser Gyz Gala monuments in Ancient Merv, supported by the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). The ceremony will be held at Gyz Gala, with the participation of embassy officials, representatives from the National Department for Protection, Research, and Restoration of Historical and Cultural Monuments under the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, and local officials. Continue reading
