Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble, Samarkand

O'zbekiston Respublikasi (1/2): Tashkent & Samarkand.

May 3rd 2015
Welcome to the Republic of Uzbekistan, or “O’zbekiston Respublikasi” how it’s officially called in Uzbek. Uzbekistan is my second and last of the “Stans” I visited. Again, curiosity brought me to the country. I know people who have been before and they only told me good things about it. Most of Uzbekistan’s main cities were on the Silk Road, an ancient trading route between Europe an ... read more

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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

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13th May 2015

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too nice for my eyes! Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble, Samarkand this is wonderfull

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