Kunya-Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The old town contains a ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Site was constructed over the course of 2,000 years. It worked as a fortification system to defend ...

Why is an ancient Indic language an integral part of school curriculum in the UK SONAL SRIVASTAVA reports on the eve of the World Book Fair where Sanskrit workbooks by British teachers will hit the st ...

The town is built around two intersecting waterways, the Shihe River and the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal is a UNESCO World ...

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