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August 4th 2016
After Khiva, after Bukhara, here is Samarkand. The big question is...in which order is it better to visit these three amazing cities. For me Khiva will remain the favorite. Samarkand is a huge city...with some stunning sites...but the feeling of the place lose a lot to it. I was not very sure I wanted to take another shared taxi. So I went the easy way from Bukhara and took a fast train. I ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan » Samarkand

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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