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| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Taking samsas from a tandoor. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Cooking oil sellers. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Oil sellers. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Child selling oil. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Vegetable seller. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Selling rice. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Man. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Old woman and young girl in a shop. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Broom sellers. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Garlic sellers. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Buying noodles. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Uzbek seller of drinks. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Mother and son. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Woman in the market. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Old man. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Making bread. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Two women selling the distinctive bread of the region. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Woman carrying bread. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Gold toothed Uzbek woman. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Woman with headscarf. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Woman. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Urgut |
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Four women shopping. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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View over Shakhrisabz, the birthplace of Timur. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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The town has many blue domed buildings. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Statue of Timur in the centre of the town of his birth. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Shahrisabz Chorsu, one of many untiled tombs. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Gumbazi Seyidan |
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Gumbazi Seyidan is a mausoleum built by Ulugbek in 1438. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Gumbazi Seyidan |
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The decorated interior. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Gumbazi Seyidan |
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The dazzling dome of the tomb. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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The Tomb of Jehangir was built by Timur in 1392 for his favourite son. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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The Crypt of Timor where Timor would have been buried if the road from Samarkand had been open when he died. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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The Kok-Gumbaz Mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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The Kok-Gumbaz Mosque was completed by Ulugbek in 1437. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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One of the domes. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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Gate in the courtyard of the mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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Tilework on the mosque gate. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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Paintings inside the mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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Painted plants. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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Detail of wall paintings. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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Painted arch. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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Tree. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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Family having a drink. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Kok-Gumbaz Mosque |
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Paintings of flowers. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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The Mauoleum of Sheikh Shamseddin Kulyal was completed in 1374 for Timor's teacher. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Ak-Saray Palace |
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The 40m high gateway of the 14th century Ak-Saray Palace built by Timur. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Ak-Saray Palace |
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Delapidated tiles. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Shakhrisabz |
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Ak-Saray Palace |
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The 40m high tower. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bukhara, Central Asia's holiest city, is a place of domes, tiles and arches. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Lyabi Hauz |
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Lyabi Hauz is a pool centred square in the heart of old Bukhara. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Lyabi Hauz |
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Three men. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Lyabi Hauz |
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A statue of Hoja Nasruddin riding a donkey. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Nadir Divanbegi Khanaka |
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The Nadir Divanbegi Khanaka is a Sufi contemplation hall dating from 1622. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Nadir Divanbegi Khanaka |
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Detail of the gateway tile work. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Nadir Divanbegi Khanaka |
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Side view of the hall. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Kukeldash Medressa |
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The Kukeldash Medressa occupied the entire northern side of the Lyabi Hauz square. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Kukeldash Medressa |
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The Kukeldash Medressa was once the largest Islamic school in Central Asia. It is now a shopping centre. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Nadir Divanbegi Madressa |
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The Nadir Divanbegi Madressa dates from 1622. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Nadir Divanbegi Madressa |
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Tiling on the main gate depicts images of birds and a pig, unusual in Islamic art. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Nadir Divanbegi Madressa |
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Detail of the tile work. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Nadir Divanbegi Madressa |
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Detail from the tile work. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Nadir Divanbegi Madressa |
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The inner courtyard is a chaikhana (tea house). |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Maghoki Attar Mosque |
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The 9th century Maghoki Attar Mosque is the oldest surving mosque in Central Asia. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Maghoki Attar Mosque |
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Fine stone decoration of the outside walls. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Maghoki Attar Mosque |
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The entrance is lower than street level representing Bukhara's 12th century level. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Maghoki Attar Mosque |
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The mosque was built on the site of a 5th century Zoroastrian temple, itself built on the site of a Buddhist temple. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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The Taqi-Zaegaron Bazaar is one of the many domed markets in Bukhara. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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The domed Taqi-Telpak Furushon Bazaar (cap makers market). |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Scissors on sale in the bazaar. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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School child. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Ulugbek Madressa |
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The Ulugbek Madressa was built in 1417 and is the oldest in Central Asia. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Ulugbek Madressa |
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The main facade is a mix of tile and brick work. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Ulugbek Madressa |
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The entrance . |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Ulugbek Madressa |
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Delicate tile work on the entrance gate. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Ulugbek Madressa |
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Detail of a twisted column. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Ulugbek Madressa |
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Courtyard archway with blue and yellow tiles. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Ulugbek Madressa |
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The interior courtyard. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Kalon Mosque |
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The Kalon Minaret is 47m high and dates from 1127. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Kalon Mosque |
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The minaret has 14 different bands including the first use of blue glazed tiles in Central Asia. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Kalon Mosque |
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Detail of brickwork and caligraphy of the minaret. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Kalon Mosque |
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The minaret stands in front of the younger walled Kalon Mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Kalon Mosque |
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The 16th century mosque holds up to 10,000 people. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Kalon Mosque |
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The interior courtyard. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Kalon Mosque |
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The minaret from the courtyard of the mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Kalon Mosque |
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The blue tiled dome. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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One of the many domed bazaar buildings in the old city. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Mir-I-Arab Madressa |
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The Mir-I-Arab Madressa is an Islamic school. It one of the few to have stayed open during Soviet times. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Mir-I-Arab Madressa |
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The dome and the two level facade. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Mir-I-Arab Madressa |
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Decorated gateway. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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One of the city's domed bazaars. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Wooden door and windows in Bukhara's old town. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Carpets for sale in the old town. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Uzbek man in one of Bukhara's bazaars. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Young Tajik girl in the old city. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
The Ark |
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The entrance to The Ark, the former walled royal residence, occupied from the 5th century. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
The Ark |
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The enormous walls protected the Khan until the Soviet invasion of 1920. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
The Ark |
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The 17th century Juma Mosque has wooden columns and roof. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
The Ark |
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Carved wooden pillar from the Juma Mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
The Ark |
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Colourful wooden ceiling in the Juma Mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
The Ark |
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Large Russian samovar. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
The Ark |
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The throne area where Alim Khan, the final ruler of Bukhara, was crowned in 1910. |
2008 |
were added from 1 January 2023.