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Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Five thousand religious, mystical, Indigenous and esoteric lineages from around the world — what they are, where they came from, and where to read more.

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Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA

Entries: 5,000
Candidate geography relations: 7,326
Candidate country vocabulary: 162

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Atlas 1845Open / public

Turkmen Kushtdepdi rite of singing and dancing

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Turkmenistan
Period / origin: Historically documented; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTurkmenistan

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Atlas 3345Scholarly / historical only

Parthian Fortresses of Nisa

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Turkmenistan
Period / origin: 3rd century BCE–3rd century CE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTurkmenistan

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Atlas 3346Scholarly / historical only

State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Turkmenistan
Period / origin: 3rd millennium BCE–16th century CE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTurkmenistan

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Atlas 3347Community-bound / restricted

Kunya-Urgench

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Turkmenistan
Period / origin: 11th–16th-century monuments; present pilgrimage and religious-centre use
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesTurkmenistan

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