Shah-I-Zinda
Kussam ibn Abbas Mosque, the ziaratkhona which is the room for pilgrimage, prayer room. Three pilgraims doing just that.
From: Asia » Uzbekistan
Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain... [read more]
Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain... [read more] Blog: 3.2 PST Samarkand.Uz History 101
Date: March 3rd 2005
I'm finally writing about my trip to Samarkand, three weeks later. I think that I've hesitated because the cities attraction, it's spectacular architecture, rich with history and legend, is hard to capture in a photograph, especially in the dead of winter when the grandiose domes are half covered with snow and the sky is grey and no sun is shining on the bright blue and green mosaic tiles. I tried ... read more
Date: March 3rd 2005
I'm finally writing about my trip to Samarkand, three weeks later. I think that I've hesitated because the cities attraction, it's spectacular architecture, rich with history and legend, is hard to capture in a photograph, especially in the dead of winter when the grandiose domes are half covered with snow and the sky is grey and no sun is shining on the bright blue and green mosaic tiles. I tried ... read more
