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Samarkand!

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May 31st 2014
Samarkand At last we arrived in Samarkand, the Queen city of the Silk Road. This stop is my primary interest on this trip. Tomorrow we have a day off to explore Samarkand. Uzbekistan has been a great place to travel. The people are happy and industrious. Even in the countryside they are very well dressed. Donkey carts are everywhere, carrying large loads down the highway. The drivers ar ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan » Samarkand » Samarqand

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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