The traditional clothing in Kyrgyzstan was much dependent upon the nomadic life style of the Kyrgyz people. The traditional dress of Kyrgyzstan was almost similar to the other central Asian states like Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
A Kyrgyz woman in her traditional dress ( tracingtea.images )
The Kyrgyz people especially women love the traditional embroidery on their dresses prepared with obscure patterns. During the last two centuries the trend of men’s wear was rapidly replaced with western style dressing and only the tradition of wearing Kolpok hat was remained. Only on few festive occasions the Kyrgyz men wear “jelek” which is the traditional coat made of blue, black, or brown velvet, with a belt at the waist. The trousers are liked with little beautifications.
A Kyrgyz man with his traditional Kolpok hat ( Image: Eric Lafforgue )
The young Kyrgyz girls wear the traditional “koinok” having high necklines with typical embellishment on the skirts and sleeves. They also cover themselves with a coat of heavy texture decorated with floral designs.
The Kyrgyz girls wearing traditional costumes ( Photo : AFP )
A traditional headdress which is cone-shaped having feathers, coins or beads, is another accessory to the Kyrgyz girl’s dress. The middle aged or elder Kyrgyz women like simpler dress with big white head-dresses called “elechek”.
A Kyrgyz girl with her traditional fur hat (tracingtea.images)
The loveliest traditional dress of Kyrgyzstan is the wedding dress for a Kyrgyz bride is longer and it normally white. The sleeveless jacket is perfectly illuminated. The headdress for the bride is called as “shokulo” which is very high and cone-shaped, with a veil falling down the back; the veil may be used to cover the bride’s face.
The traditional Kyrgyz dance in cultural dress (Image: Go.Live.Serve.)
The culture of Uzbekistan doesn’t come from a sole background but it is a blend of various ethnic groups and communities. The population mainly consists of the Uzbek, the Russians, the Tajiks and the Armenians, so the cultural and traditional values are much influenced by these nations. Same is the case with the traditional dress of Uzbekistan. Till the end of the nineteenth century, the Islamic impression was dominated upon the traditional clothing of Uzbekistan. Like other Central Asian states, the clothing mainly included the long tunic shirts, a wide pants and a jacket. As we have told you earlier there is not much difference in the male and female Tajik traditional dress, the position was the same for the traditional Uzbek attire. The males had the horizontal neckline opening while the females had the vertical ones. Designs and the patterns were almost the same for the whole classes; however the quality of the decoration, embroidery and fabric was superior for the upper class.
An Uzbek man in his traditional dress ( Image: Marti Brown )
The traditional costume for Uzbek men comprised of a loose fitting cotton coat that was actually a long-sleeved jacket prepared with a fabric of colorful stripes. This was also called as “Khal’at”. Normally a white tunic shirt was used underneath that was folded by a banded fabric. Trousers were stitched wider but narrowed to the bottom and were tucked into soft leather boots with pointed toes. A typical Uzbek cap or turban was a compulsory accessory to the traditional Uzbek costume for men.
An old lady from a village of Uzbekistan ( Image: Jonathan Hodgson )
Similarly, the traditional dress of the Uzbek women was also including the “Khal’at” same like the men’s coat, loose cut pants and a wide tunic shirt. The sleeves of the tunic shirt were kept wide till the wrists and the bottom of the pants were embellished with floral decorations. A proper head covering was must for the Uzbek woman so they used a scarf tied round the head, leaving long ends hanging down the back. Similarly, a woman was required to cover herself with a cloak when outside of the house. For footwear, the Uzbek women used low heeled shoes made of leather.
A cute and smiling Uzbek girl in her traditional dress ( Image: mittu12 )
When the twentieth century started, Russian influence made an impression upon the clothing of the Uzbek people. The clothing was evolved to closer out fits and today the dress with a yoke is considered the traditional Uzbek women’s costume.
Some smiling Uzbek girls wearing traditional dresses ( Dato' Prof. Dr. Jamaludin )
Presently, the traditional dress of Uzbekistan doesn’t exist to its genuine form due to the Western craze in fashion, however the local garment industry produces the dresses with traditional designs and the ancient patterns which are still popular among the Uzbek community.
An exotic pose by Uzbek girls during a folk dance performance ( Image: Ramesh Lalwani )
Women of the Lovely Planet have played the integral part in every sphere of the life of the humans around the globe. Specially in the modern era, they’ve come out strongly from the oppression and discrimination. They have proved themselves as the influential segment of their respective societies through their wisdom, dignity and grace. Today, the women are very actively performing many jobs that were beyond imagination in the past. This is the final part of the women of the lovely planet series and we’ve tried to pay tribute to them by giving them due honor and adoration.
These are the remaining images of the women from different countries of the world ;
131- A working woman from Qatar
A working woman from Qatar
132- A beautiful Romanian woman – Romania
A beautiful Romanian woman (Image: Hilde Bakering-Pilkington)
133- A pretty Russian woman from Moscow – Russia
A pretty Russian woman from Moscow (Image: Ricardo Nuno)
134- A smiling girl from Rwanda
A smiling girl from Rwanda (Image: Alex Motrenko)
135- A native girl of Saint Lucia
A native girl of Saint Lucia (Image: Alan Shipley)
136- A Samoan woman from Samoa
A Samoan woman from Samoa (Photo: Raphael Bick)
137- A graceful lady from San Marino
A graceful lady from San Marino (Image by Bootsman40)
138- A smiling woman of São Tomé and Príncipe
A smiling woman of São Tomé and Príncipe (Image: Andre Pipa)
139- A working woman from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
A working woman from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
140- A local girl of Swaziland
A local girl of Sawaziland - By: Alan Shipley
141- A Scottish woman in her traditional costume – Scotland
A Scottish woman in her traditional costume (Image: Martin)
142- A smiling girl from Senegal
A smiling girl from Senegal (Image : Boudewijn Olthof )
143- A woman from Seychelles
A woman from Seychelles (Image: maapu)
144- A native girl of Sierra Leone
A native girl of Sierra Leone (Image by Lindsay Stark)
145- A woman from Singapore wearing hat
A woman from Singapore wearing hat (Image: Sean Lowcay)
146- The Slovak lady from Slovakia
The Slovak lady from Slovakia
147- A woman from Solomon Island
A woman from Solomon Island (Image: Tom Perry)
148- A Somali girl in her traditional dress from Somalia
A Somali girl in traditional dress from Somalia_(Image courtesy: whotalking.com)
149- The typical South African woman – South Africa
The typical South African woman (Image by Stephen Bess)
150- An elegant lady from South Korea
An elegant lady from South Korea (Image: John Arbouw)
151- A woman of South Sudan
A woman of South Sudan (Image by Lindsay Stark)
152- An exotic image of a Spanish girl – Spain
An exotic image of a Spanish girl - Spain (Image: Latina Power)
153- A Serb woman from Serbia
A Serbian Woman ( Image: williewonker )
154- A smiling girl of Sri Lanka
A smiling girl of Sri Lanka (Image by Hana Hettiaratchi Sklenarova)
155- A Sudanese woman – Sudan
A Sudanese woman - Sudan (Image: Marwa Rustam)
156- An indigenous woman of Suriname
An indigenous woman of Suriname (Image: Henk Nijssen)
157- A Swedish girl – Sweden
A Swedish girl - Sweden (Image courtesy:juliana-photography)
158- A Swiss girl from Switzerland
A Swiss girl from Switzerland (Image courtesy: fastfoodforthought)
159- A Syrian woman in her colorful dress – Syria
A Syrian woman in her colorful dress (Image: Alan Shipley)
160- A girl from Taiwan
A girl from Taiwan (Photo: Yueh-Hua Lee)
161- A fabulous girl of Tajikistan
A fabulous girl of Tajikistan (Image by Marusia)
162- A Tanzanian woman from Tanzania
A TANZANIAN GIRL FROM TANZANIA (Image: Eric Lafforgue )
163- A girl of Thailand
A girl of Thailand ( Image : King Of Nor )
164- A local girl from Tonga
A local girl from Tonga ( A U Jay's Image )
165- A Tunisian woman in her traditional attire – Tunisia
A Tunisian woman in her traditional attire (Image by ramiszaki)
166- A beautiful Turkish girl from Turkey
A beautiful Turkish girl from Turkey (Image: Garry Knight)
167- A girl in her traditional costume from Turkmenistan
A girl in her traditional costume from Turkmenistan (Image: dolek flickr)
168- A dancing woman of Tuvalu
A dancing woman of Tuvalu ( A U Jay's Image )
169- A woman from Uganda
A woman from Uganda ( Image: gisela gerson lohman-braun )
170- A woman with all her grace from Ukraine
A woman with all her grace from Ukraine ( Image: dbmmedia )
171- A woman of Uruguay
A woman of Uruguay (Image by Jimmy-Baikovicius )
172- A graceful girl from the USA
A graceful girl from the USA (Image : Sandy Leidholdt)
173- An Uzbek girl from Uzbekistan
An Uzbek girl from Uzbekistan (Image by Alex)
174- A girl of Venezuela in her colorful costume
A girl of Venezuela in her colorful costume (Image : powerfocusfotografie)
175- A girl of Bulgaria
A girl of Bulgaria ( Photo by Vesela )
176- A Vietnamese girl – Vietnam
A Vietnamese girl - Vietnam (Image by Lon&Queta)
177- A girl from Yemen in a lovely dress
A girl from Yemen in a lovely dress (Image : Khalid Alkainaey)
178- A Woman from Yugoslavia in Croatian Costume
A Woman from Yugoslavia in Croatian Costume (Image: Dave G. Houser/Corbis)
The length of a river is determined after calculating the length between its source and its mouth. The rivers are the main source of fresh water, food, irrigation and hydrological benefits. Our lovely planet has magnificent rivers which normally fall ultimately into the oceans, seas or other rivers. Rivers are home of many aquatic species and they provide us with a tremendous source of food as fish.
There are almost 180 rivers of the lovely planet earth, which have the length of more than 1,000 K.m. Following are the images of the top 25 longest rivers of the lovely planet ;
1- River Nile of North East Africa ( 6,650 K.m )
River Nile at night ( Image: Mohamed Ahmed Kazzaz )
2- Amazon River of South America ( 6,400 K.m )
Amazon River with its rainforests ( Image : CIFOR )
3- Yangtze River of China ( 6,300 K.m)
Yangtze River of China ( Photographer: Stanley Zimny )
4- Mississippi River of the United States of America ( 6,200 K.m )
Mississippi River of US ( Image: By Creativity Corner )
5- Yenisei River of Russia ( 5,500 K.m )
Yenisei River of Russia ( atom57 image on flickr )
6- Yellow River (Huang He) of China ( 5,450 K.m )
Yellow River of China
7- Ob River of Russia ( 5,400 K.m )
Ob River in Russia ( Image by Alexei Ebel )
8- Parana River of Brazil ( 4,800 K.m )
Parana River of Brazil ( Luis Argerich's Image )
9- Congo River of Central Africa ( 4,700 K.m )
Congo River of Central Africa ( By Dan Balluff )
10- Amur River ( Russia, China & Mongolia - 4,450 K,m )
Amur River ( Russia, China , Mongolia ) By Martin Lopatka
11- Lena River ( Siberia – Russia – 4,400 K.m )
Lena River of Siberia, Russia ( By: Bolotbootur )
12- Mekong River of South East Asia ( 4,350 K.m )
Mekong River of South East Asia ( Jean-Marie Hullot's Image )
13- Mackenzie River of Canada ( 4,250 K.m )
Mackenzie River of Canada ( TonyG22 's Image )
14- Niger River of North Africa ( 4,200 K.m )
Niger River of North Africa ( Jamie Geysbeek's Image )
15- Murray River of Australia ( 3,670 K.m )
Murray River of Australia ( Image: By FreakyNami )
16- Tocantins River of Brazil ( 3, 650 K.m )
Tocantins River of Brazil ( By: Guilherme Figueiredo Quadros )
17- Volga River of Russia ( 3,640 K.m )
Volga River of Russia ( By: Viking River Cruises )
Markhor , the national animal of Pakistan, a large specie of wild goat is an indigenous mammal of Afghanistan , Pakistan ( Gilgit Baltistan , Hunza Nagar Valleys and Kashmir regions ) , some parts of North India , Southern Tajikistan and Southern Uzbekistan. The Markhor is biologically known as Capra falconeri a noun which literally means “large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns”. But it is commonly known as Markhor which is a Persian name and can be described as ; “Mar” means the snake and “Khor” means the eater. This name is given as some myth attributed to Markhor for its ability to kill the snake. Or some refer to it due to its amazingly curled around horns.
Markhor , the national animal of Pakistan. Image : MickiP65 for Flickr
Physically Markhor can attain an approximate length of 140 to 190 cm and they can gain the weight from 35 to 100 KG. The shoulder height can be from 65 to 115 cm. The Male Markhor has longer horns and beard as compared to female. The length of the horns of male Markhor can be up to 160 cm while up to 25 cm in female Markhor. The Markhors sexually attract their females by their typical aroma. The Gestation Period of Markhors can be 135 to170 days. They are sexually mature at 18 to 20 months and their normal life span is between 12 to 14 years. The diet of Markhor include grass and leaves as they are general grazers like other wild goats. In the summer and spring season they can get their diet easily while in winter they browse for their nourishment.
The World Conservation Union ( IUCN ) has declared the Markhor in their endangered list. The Markhors are considered a scattered specie with uncertain distribution however they are found significantly in number in Pakistan where it is a highly-valued trophy species. The Government of Pakistan is issuing 2 to 3 licenses for trophy hunting and the trophy license is sold for as much as 18, 000 US $. The money is being spent for the welfare of the locals. This rare animal Markhor, the national animal of Pakistan is terribly in the danger of extinction. The illegal hunting , the US Afghan war effects and the use of sophisticated weapons is causing the removal of this wonderful specie from our lovely planet. The lust for getting their precious horns as a matter of prestige by the illegal hunters and negligence by the local authorities to preserve their natural habitat are the major factors that can result in the permanent deletion of the Markhors from the mother earth.
* Watch the following video , how this rarest specie is being killed by the hunters. We request through this forum to the Government of Pakistan to impose a complete ban on the hunting of Markhor , the national animal of Pakistan.
