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one of the couples getting married in Khiva  
   

one of the couples getting married in Khiva

photos, drinks, dancing, little ceremony at the mosque...
I was on top of the tallest minaret of Uzbekistan and I knew this was the end.

March 12th 2014
My road ended in Khiva, in between the 2 Kyzylkum and Karakum deserts, right at the border with Turkmenistan. I didn’t expect it to end there. That wasn’t the plan at all. This is my last blog about Uzbekistan and Central Asia. This 8-month adventure is over but it is without any doubt calling for other journeys. I have made the choice to go back to China to be with Jiang Xin. She couldn’t s ... read more
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Uzbekistani Flag 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
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