Central Asia
Central Asia
Banknotes and coins from the mostly Turkic-language former Soviet republics of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, the largest, with its futuristic new capital Astana; Kyrgyzstan tucked against the Himalayas; Tajikistan, whose language exceptionally is related to Persian; Turkmenistan, with its extreme dictators; and Uzbekistan, home to the major architectural masterpiece cities of the Silk Road including Bukhara, Khiva, and Samarkand.