Central Asia: crossroads of culture

In the heart of Asia can be seen traces of a great civilization. The Central Asian region formed part of the Kisham Empire, comparable in greatness with that of the Romans. This film shows the relatively unknown cultural heritage of Central Asia. Made in co-operation with UNESCO and with the assistance of the National Commissions for UNESCO of Afghanistan, India, Iran, Pakistan and the USSR.

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Credits

director

M Raioumov

production company

Tashkent Film Studios

Duration

00:30:08:00

Production places

Soviet Union

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

312284

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Soviet Union

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

History → Asia - History

History → Civilization - History

History → Civilization, Ancient

History → History

History → History, Ancient

History → Middle East - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Soviet Union

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Soviet Union, 1973

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