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Samarkand - Shahr-I-Zindah
One of the most impressive monuments in Samarkand, a short distance from the BibI Khanym mosque,...
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Uploaded on Nov 4, 2007
Shakhrisabz - The Ak Saray Palace
Across a steep mountain range from Samarkand is the small town of Shakhrisabz, the birthplace and...
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Uploaded on Nov 4, 2007
Tashkent - Independence Square
The largest square in Tashkent is more like a large park than a square. With several monuments and...
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Uploaded on Nov 3, 2007
Tashkent - a street scene
If Almaty is like Bishkek on steroids, Tashkent is like Almaty on growth hormones. The main streets...
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Uploaded on Nov 3, 2007
Tashkent - the Timur museum
Since independence the government of Uzbekistan has been promoting Timur as a national hero. A...
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Uploaded on Nov 3, 2007
Amu Darya River
Flowing from the mountains of Central Asia across the Kyzylkum desert and into the Aral sea, the Amu...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Khiva - the Toshi Khovli palace
Completely surrounded by a wall, Khiva was the capital of an emirate in the Khorezm region in the...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Khiva - the Kalta Minor minaret
Built beside one of several madrassas in Khiva, the striking blue-tiled Kalta Minor minaret was...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Bukhara - Kalon Minaret
over 850 years old, the Kalon minaret is one of the most impressive monuments in Bukhara. It is 47m...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Bukhara - Fortress walls
The walls of the Bukhara fortress, the seat of the emir, are several hundred years old. Most of the...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Bukhara - Mir-I-Arab madrassa
Most of the madrassas in Bukhara are used as tourist centers, or just stand empty. One...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Bukhara - A synagogue
The Jewish community in Bukhara has been in existence for hundreds of years. There are still two...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Bukhara - Lyabi Hauz Pool
Bukhara eclipsed Samarkand in the 16th century. Being an oasis surrounded by a large desert, an...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
The Dunhuang cliff
Two Buddhist stupas, built recently as a reconstruction of ancient monuments stand at the entrance...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Entrance to the Dunhuang Caves
Near Dunhuang is one of the most important Buddhist sites in the world - a series of hundreds...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Potala Palace
About a mile from the Jokhang temple, the Potala palace used to be the administrative center of...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Walking around the Potala Palace
Well over 50 years after the Dalai Lama left Tibet, the Tibetans still continue to walk around the...
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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2007
Samarkand - Detail of the Bibi Khanym mosque
This is a look upwards towards the top of one of the towers beside the magnificent gateway to the Bibi Khanym mosque.
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Uploaded on Oct 31, 2007
