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GHF Sponsors First Annual Indus Heritage Day

May 10, 2012

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Three California-based organizations — the India Community Center, Pakistani American Culture Center, and 1947 Partition Archive — teamed up on April 29th in Milpitas to host the first annual Indus Heritage Day, designed to celebrate shared South Asian histories.  This year’s festivities focused on the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, a highly advanced but little known culture that was at its height more than 4,000 years ago.

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Tags: Asia, Global Heritage Fund, India, Indus, Indus Heritage Day, Pakistan, South Asia

 

 

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Pakistan Promises to Protect Kalash Culture

March 05, 2012

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The Kalash are a unique tribal community living in the Hindu Kush mountain range, in Pakistan’s wild northwest frontier. A popular tale tells of their descent from members of Alexander the Great’s army, which tore through the mountains more than 2,000 years ago. DNA tests have apparently found no actual connection, but the myth has persisted well enough to play a key role in Kalash tourism.

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Tags: Kalash, Middle East, Pakistan

 

 

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GHF Announces 2011 Preservation Fellows

July 22, 2011

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GHF is pleased to announce the 16 recipients of the 2011 Global Heritage Preservation Fellowships. Intended to support cultural heritage preservation and community development at sites throughout the developing world, the Global Heritage Preservation Fellowship Program provides support to young researchers to make a difference while gaining skills and experience in the field.

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Tags: Afghanistan, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, Chavin de Huantar, China, Fujian Tulous, Hampi, India, Marcahuamachuco, Mes Aynak, Micronesia, Pakistan, Peru, Pingyao, Preservation Fellowships, Turkey, Turkmenistan

 

 

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International Day for Monuments and Sites Celebrates World’s Cultural Heritage

April 22, 2011

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This past Monday marked the 29th annual International Day for Monuments and Sites, which meant special activities to promote cultural heritage around the world.

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Tags: Azerbaijan, Events, ICOMOS, India, Jamaica, Pakistan, Russia, UNESCO

 

 

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Taxila, Pakistan

Crossroads of Industry in the Ancient Middle East

October 26, 2010

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The city of Taxila is home to an important archaeological site of great importance to the Pakistani cultural heritage. This vast complex of ruins includes a Mesolithic cave, four settlement sites, a number of Buddhist monasteries, and Moslem mosques and madrassahs.

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Tags: Insufficient Management, Looting, Middle East, Pakistan, Taxila, UNESCO, War and Conflict

 

 

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Ancient Silk Road City Set for Demolition, Development

October 12, 2010

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For centuries, China’s Kashgar prefecture has existed as a unique and historic region, set far apart from the rest of the country. Situated along China’s westernmost edge, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is a place whose population is made up mostly of Muslim Uighurs, and whose residents, for more than 2,000 years, have made their homes in rural areas.

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Tags: Asia, China, Construction, Destruction, Kashgar, Middle East, Pakistan, Silk Road