Book on Protection of Archeological Monuments in Gorno-Badakshan brought out.
18 July 2008 /Asia-PLUS Daily Blitz
DUSHANBE, July 18, 2008, Asia-Plus – Pamir Media — With support of the Mountain Societies Development Support Program (MSDSP) of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), the University of Central Asia (UCA) has published a book on protection of archeological monuments of Gorno Badakhshan in three languages.
According to Dilovar Butabekov, the head of the Khorog office of the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE), the book, entitled “Protection of Archeological Monuments in Gorno Badakhshan (Tajikistan),” is a guide for community and trainers of the region.
The book has been prepared under financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Christensen Foundation. UCA was founded in 2000 by the Governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan. It is the world’s first internationally chartered institution of higher education.
The International Treaty and Charter establishing this secular and private University was signed by His Highness the Aga Khan and the Presidents of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, ratified by the respective parliaments, and registered with the United Nations. UCA is constructing three campuses in Tekeli, Kazakhstan; Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic; and Khorog, Tajikistan, creating Central Asia’s largest and most ambitious constriction project.
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