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My Final Destination: Bukhara

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July 29th 2015
The final part of the trip was visiting one of the oldest cities of Uzbekistan - Bukhara. When sightseeing, I got to visit the Museum of Water Supply. As you might already know, this part of Central Asia is arid and in the 13th-18th centuries, people suffered from lack of water needed for irrigation and melioration. I learned that very simple wheels made of wood and attached jars were used in orde ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan » Bukhara

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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