Kekirdek - village of nomads
Kekirdek village of nomads preserved many of the traditional nomadic customs and handicraft throughout the centuries. Watch the Teke tribe villagers prepare a traditional Chynar-patterned felt, see how the wool is combed and beaten and help the woman with their tremendous work.
Watch the firing the Tamdyr-oven to bake the dark bread common in rural areas and join milking the dromedary camels to make Chal, the traditional fermented camel milk. Watch the summer Ak-Oy yurts together with the villagers and learn the significance of the amulets and protective Alaja strings used in the centre of everyday nomads life. Visit the well where the villagers get water from for every day life. Try Turkmen plov and pishme-pasties fried on the natural fire. Sleep under the stars in the open air in the courtyard of the host of Kikirdek village.
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