www.centralasia-southcaucasus.com

The Silk Road in Asia - An Online Exhibition
The International Centre, Goa, India

Supplied note:
"The website www.centralasia-southcaucasus.com is pleased pleased to introduce to our readers and visitors this modest online 'exhibition' on the Silk Route in conjunction with the holding of the International Conference on 'Reviving the Silk Route: New Initiatives and Engagements for the 21st Century' on 9-10 February 2007 at The International Centre Goa, India. This conference is organized by the Indian Council of World Affairs (New Delhi) and the International Centre, Goa.

[The seminar themese are: "Silk Route Countries: The Past inspiring the Future"; "Sovereign States in Central Asia"; "The Contemporary Economic Scenario"; and "Reviving the Silk Route: Promoting Cooperation in the Age of Globalization" - ed.]
A major objective of this exhibition is to bring the fascinating history and civilization of so many countries of Asia to the attention of the lay person. We have attempted to provide the links for the most outstanding websites which contain information on a variety of subjects in regard to the Great Silk Route. - kj."

Site contents:
1. Historical Silk Route
2. Silk Route and Religion.
3. Cuisine of the Silk Route
4. Music: Tradition and Heritage along the Silk Route
5. In the footsteps of Hsuan Tsang.

URL
http://www.centralasia-southcaucasus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84

( Wednesday, 15 November 2006 )
The South Caucasus is often regarded as a transitional region between Europe and Asia. It extends from the Greater Caucasus to the Turkish and Iranian borders, between the Black and Caspian seas. The region remained under the influence of various conquerors such as Persians, Greeks, Romans, Armenians, Arabs, Turks and Mongols. It was first unified as an independent federal democratic Transcaucasian republic which existed in 1917–18. The federation was dissolved and shortly after the three republics were conquered by the Red Army, the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic was formed. In 1936, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia were reestablished as separate union republics. In 1991, all three republics seceded from the USSR.
The region’s natural resources are oil, manganese, copper, clays, and building stones. Manufactures include oil-industry machinery, mining equipment, metal products, automobiles, chemicals, plastics, cotton and silk cloth, and leather footwear. The area’s chief crops are cotton, grain, sugar beets, sunflowers, tobacco, citrus fruits, tea, and plants for essential oils.

To read more details on the three states of South Caucasus click on a country below:
Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia