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The Ubsunur Hollow Steppe is a geographically distinct basin located on the border between Mongolia and the Russian republic of Tuva. It is part of the Uvs Nuur Basin, a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2003 based on its biological and ecological diversity. The region features a range of ecos...
The Arzhan Kurgans are a collection of early Saka royal burial mounds located in the Tuva Republic of Russia. Dating primarily to the 9th and 8th centuries BCE, the site provides archaeological evidence for the emergence of early Scythian nomadic culture. The Arzhan-1 mound is one of the oldest know...
Huun-Huur-Tu is a Tuvan musical group renowned for its distinctive use of *khoomei*, or throat singing. The ensemble’s 1994 album, “The Orphan’s Lament,” showcases this technique alongside traditional instruments like the *doshpyr* and *ikhara*. It provides an immersive listening experience rooted...
Fly, Fly My Sadness is a collaborative album that brings together the Bulgarian women's vocal choir Angelite and the Tuvan throat-singing ensemble Huun-Huur-Tu. The recording blends Bulgarian polyphonic choral traditions with the overtone singing techniques characteristic of Tuvan music, creating a...
Mugur-Sargol is a major petroglyph complex in the Tuva Republic of southern Siberia, Russia, historically situated near the Yenisei River. Its numerous engravings include animals, human figures, masks, weapons, chariots, and scenes attributed to several archaeological periods, including the Bronze a...
The Jarung Khashor Stupa in Kyzyl, Russia, is a Tibetan Buddhist monument modeled on Boudhanath, the celebrated domed stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The Longsal Stupa is a Tibetan Buddhist monument associated with the Dzogchen tradition, representing enlightened mind through its ritual architecture.
The Tuvan Steppe occupies the Tuva Republic basin in southern Russia along the upper Yenisei, a dry continental grassland where traditional nomadic herding of horses and reindeer persists.
