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Turkestan - 1500 

 

 

Calendar of the Jubilee Events

 

Official events at presence of 
H.E.President Nursultan Nazarbaev
 and the Heads of Turkic States

20 October 

·        Inauguration of the Mausoleum of Khodja Askhmed Yassawi 

·        Visit to the City Historical Museum

·      Inauguration of the International scientific    conference  "Historical and Cultural Dimensions of Turkestan"

Solemnity events

20 October

·       Inauguration of the Mausoleum of Khodja Askhmed Yassawi 

·        Visit to the City Historical Museum

·     Inauguration of the International scientific conference"Historical and Cultural Dimensions of Turkestan"

Solemnity events

20 October 

·        Musical performance "Turkestan – The Echo of Centuries"

·       Gala-concert with the participation of the Military Orchestra of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Folklore Group "Turkic Peoples" (Ankara) and the participants of the International Festival of the Traditional Music of the Turkic countries "Turkestan and Music of Great Steppes"

·        Illumination and firework 

21 October

·       UNESCO Round Table "Culture of Peace in Central Asia"

·      Concert of the Chambre Orchestra "Academy of Soloists"

·      Traditional competitions of riders

·      Music and Literature concert " Turkestan is My Song"

·      Concert of Folklore Group "Turkic Peoples" (Ankara)

·      Musical performances "Hello, Turkestan" with participation of artists groups from Astana, Almaty, Shymkent, Kzylorda, Kentau and Zhetysai

·       Demonstration of historical movies "Downfall of Otrar", "Batyr Bayan", "Sultan Beibars"

·       Youth musical evening "Ancient City Turkestan – the Beauty of Soul"

Exhibitions 

·       International Arts Exhibition "Motives of Turkestan"

·      Open painting exhibition "Turkestan's Arbat" at the old historical centre

·       Exhibition of traditional arts "Aul of Crafts" ("Village of Craftsmen")

·        UNESCO Exposition "Cultural Heritage"

 

Publications and information materials

·        Publication of the encyclopedia volume "Turkestan" (in Kazakh language) UNESCO-Editorial "Kazakh Encyclopedia", Alamty

·        Publication of "Divani-i-Khikmet" by Khodja Akhmed Yassawi (in Kazakh, Russian and English languages)  UNESCO-Institute of Oriental Studies, Almaty

·       Release of CD-version of traditional music "Voices of Turkestan"

·       Establishment of a Web-page devoted to the 1500-years anniversary of Turkestan

·       Preparation of press-releases and press-conferences

Turkestan - 1500
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