Bibi-Khanym Mosque

Samarkand

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July 7th 2016
July 7 - I woke up at 4am due to some sound, but slept poorly after that. I got up at 6am and the morning was rushed. I was repacking, but it was louder than I'd hoped and I was going slow to compensate, though it may not have worked well. I left the room at 6:40 for breakfast, but of course it wasn't ready on time. I was supposed to leave at 7am and by 6:50 there was no food and the guy with my r ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan

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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