Advertisement
« previous next »
Much of Uzbekistan is barren land  
   

Much of Uzbekistan is barren land

Would you like to marry my daughter........? Denge, denge........!

October 29th 2013
Before I enlighten you about my wedding propositions I wish to wind back a few weeks to my time in Uzbekistan, where I last updated you on my cycling adventure.Leaving Khiva behind I cycled east to the famous city of Bukhara. It was here that two British Army Officers Stoddart and Conolly were beheaded in the Emir's Ark during the 1800s. British and Russian Army Officers sent out to explore ... read more
Asia » Tajikistan » Khorog

Tajikistani Flag The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bolshevik control of the area was fiercely contested and not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan beca... ... read more
Advertisement
Tot: 0.024s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 4; qc: 6; dbt: 0.0105s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb