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    Ancient Near East Discussion List


    DESCRIPTION: The Ancient Near East Discussion List is a mailing list for topics ranging from the "Indus to the Nile." Consequently there may not be very much information concerning Central Asia. Yet there are few alternatives for ancient studies and the list is useful for meeting academics in the field of ancient studies. For more information see the Ancient Near East Discussion List website:
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    Annotated Daily Headlines of the Georgian Press


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    CENASIA


    DESCRIPTION: CENASIA is a mailing list for news, discussion, and announcements about Central Asia. CENASIA operates out of McGill University. If you want to join a discussion group about Central Asia then CENASIA is highly recommended. CENASIA is the best forum for Tajikistan studies. More information about CENASIA can be found at www.soros.org/tajik/tajkcena.html

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    CentralAsia-L


    DESCRIPTION: CentralAsia-L is an announcement list for events and publications concerning Central Asia. CentralAsia-L, established in 1995, operates out of Harvard University and has 1,500 subscribers. Information submitted to this list primarily concerns the five Central Asian republics of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. In addition there is a secondary focus on Eastern Turkistan, Northern Afghanistan, Iran, the Caucasus, Muslim-and Turkic-inhabited regions of Russia, etc. If you are looking for announcements of conferences and publications concerning Central Asia then this is your list. For more information about CentralAsia-L and subscribing to CentralAsia-L see the CentralAsia-L website. WARNING! CentralAsia-L is not a discussion list. It is reserved for announcements only. For those interested in discussion lists concerning Central Asia see CENASIA and Central-Asia-Studies-L.

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    Central-Asia-Studies-l


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    Crimea-L


    DESCRIPTION: CRIMEA-L is an open, unmoderated discussion list dedicated to Crimea, Crimean Tatar people. Crimea-L emphasizes the following: history and culture; social life and religion; economics and politics; humanitarian aid and refugees; education and science; travel and tourism; sports and entertainment; human rights and promotion of democracy in Crimea. More information about CRIMEA-L can be found at the following website

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    DESCRIPTION: HABARLAR-L is dedicated to news concerning Azerbaijan. Sources for news include RFE/RL, VOA and Reuters as well as local Azerbaijani press. HABARLAR-L is sponsored by Center for Civil Society International and has been operating out of the University of Southern California since October 1996. Messages sent over this list are in English, Russian, and Azerbaijani with the far majority of them written in English. For more information about HABARLAR-L and subscribing to HABARLAR-L see the HABARLAR-L homepage. WARNING! HABARLAR-L is not a discussion or announcement list. It only for posting news.

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    LIST OWNER:
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    Kazaklist


    DESCRIPTION: The Kazalist is a discussion group concerning Kazakhstan and the Kazakh people. News about Kazakh economical and political affairs are often posted to this list. Many natives of Kazakhstan contribute to the list. The Kazalist is unmoderated.

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    LIST OWNER:
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    RFE/RL Newsline


    DESCRIPTION: RFE/RL Newsline is a daily newsletter covering Eastern Europe and the former-Soviet Union, including Central Asia. RFE/RL Newsline is the primary news source for consistent coverage of Central Asia. Anyone concerned with Central Asia should subscribe to RFE/RL Newsline. For more information about Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty see RFE/RL's website.

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    Turkistan-N


    DESCRIPTION: Turkistan-N, established on 9 May 1997, is a periodic newsletter covering topics concerning ethnic Turks such as the Kyrgyz, Kazaks, Uzbek , Anatolian Turks, Thracian Turks, Gagauz, Tuvans, Yakuts. Turkistan-N is supported by (SOTA) Research centre for Turkestan, Azerbaijan, Crimea, Caucasus and Siberia. More information about SOTA can be found at the SOTA homepage

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    www.euronet.nl/users/sota/turkistan.htm

    The address for S.O.T.A. is:
    Research Centre for Turkestan, Azerbaijan, Crimea, Caucasus and Siberia
    S.O.T.A., P.O. Box 9642, 2003 LP Haarlem, The Netherlands
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    TURKISTAN-N STAFF:
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    Uighur-L


    DESCRIPTION: Uighur-L is an open, unmoderated mailing list dedicated to discussions on Eastern Turkestan (this region is also known as Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of PRC), the Uighur people. Many of the contributors to Uighur-L are native Central Asians. Uighur-L was established in March 1997. Uighur-L is unmoderated. More information can be found at the : Uighur-L homepage

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    HELP

    LIST ADMINISTRATORS:
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    Contact the List Owner:
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