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Itchan Kala

Uzbekistan; the pearl of the Silk Road
14 Jun 2017

Uzbekistan; the pearl of the Silk Road

by Paul | posted in: Trip reports | 2

When I think about the Silk Road and Central Asia, Uzbekistan is the country I associate the most with it. The history of the country reaches millennia back, culture is abundant and architecture is simply spectacular with its significant buildings made of … Continued

Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah, Abdullah Khan Madrasah, Afrosiyob train, Amir Timur, Ayaz Kala, black market, Bukhara, caravanserai Nugay, Chashma-Ayub mausoleum, Chor-Minor, Chorsu bazaar, Dichan Kala, Djuma mosque, Dolma, Genghis Khan, Gur-e-Amir, Islam Karimov, Islam Khoja minaret, Ismail Samani, Itchan Kala, Jiz, Kalta Minor, Kalyan minaret, Kalyan mosque, Karimbek restaurant, Khiva, Khorezm, Kosh Ensemble, Kukeldash Madrasah, Kunya-Ark fortress, Kusam ibn Abbas, Kyzylkum desert, Lyab-i Hauz complex, Mastava, Minor mosque, Mir-i Arab Madrasah, Mongol Empire, Mughal Empire, pearl of the Silk Road, Po-i-Kalyan, Registan, restaurant Anhor, Samanid dynasty, Samanid Empire, Samanid mausoleum, Samarkand, Shah-i-Zinda, Shahrisabz, Sharq train, Sher-Dor Madrasah, Silk Road, Siyob bazaar, Synagogue of Bukhara, Tashkent, Terrassa Cafe, Tilya-Kori Madrasah, Timurid Empire, Toprak Kala, train, Turkistan, Ulugh Beg Madrasah, Urgench, Uzbek som, Uzbekistan, Yalangtush Bakhodur

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