Top Uzbekistan opens ballet school as Turkmenistan closes them Uzbek TV June 2 new ballet school has been opened in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, Uzbek TV reported on 2 June. The new school has been named after Uzbekistan's renowned prima ballerina, Bernara Kariyeva, who has now retired from the stage and is director of the Navoi Bolshoy Theatre in the capital, Tashkent. Speaking at a celebration in Samarkand to mark the opening of the ballet school, Kariyeva commented that in contrast to neighbouring Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan was continuing to foster ballet. However, within 24 hours it yielded to a sudden strong wind. It is a pretty dense layer of sand and dust whipped up into the air and travelling over the town.
People keep their doors and windows tightly closed at such hours, and it gets extremely hot inside.
In general, the Afghan wind visits Termez late in spring and the during summer months. Sometimes this continues for days on end. According to experts, the Afghan wind has an impact on the ecological system, including on the photosynthesis of vegetation. They will slow down the speed of the wind and alleviate its impact on the environment. So the treacherous natural phenomenon, the Afghan wind, can be successfully fought by planting trees and building the town properly.