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State |
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| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Karvon Bazaar |
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Shoppers in the Karvon Bazaar. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Karvon Bazaar |
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Woman. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Karvon Bazaar |
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Woman. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Karvon Bazaar |
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Samsa at a chaikhana. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Karvon Bazaar |
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Tajik woman. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Char Minar |
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The Char Minar (1807) was a gatehouse, later converted to a madressa. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Char Minar |
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All four minarets are different. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque |
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The Bolo-Hauz Mosque was built in 1718. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque |
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Detail from the carved and painted wooden ceiling of the Khan's personal mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque |
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The mosque is fronted by a series of columns. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque |
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The top of the wooden column. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Domed bazaar. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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The 12th century Chashma Ayub Mausoleum. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Mausoleum of Ismail Samani |
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The Mausoleum of Ismail Samani dates from 905 and is the oldest Islamic monument in Bukhara. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Mausoleum of Ismail Samani |
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Fine terracotta brickwork. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Mausoleum of Ismail Samani |
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Detail of the brick work. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Mausoleum of Ismail Samani |
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People by the tomb. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Mausoleum of Ismail Samani |
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The brick celing. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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|
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The Lyabi-Hauz Synagogue. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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School room at the Lyabi-Hauz Synagogue. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa, the summer palace of the last Khan of Bukhara. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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The main palace building has European influences. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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One of the palace rooms. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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Inlaid and carved cabinet. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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Indian style room. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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Stained glass windows. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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Painted wall in Indian style. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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Embroidered spread. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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Detail of a European ceramic vase. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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The harem. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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The entrance to the harem. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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One of the rooms in the harem. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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Suzani (emboidered silk on cotton) from the 19th century. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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18th century Persian carpet based on a poem. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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A suzani from the 19th century. Suzani are carpets made from emboidered silk on cotton. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
|
Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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A collection of ceramics. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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19th century statue of Ermak Haykali from Russia. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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19th century suzani. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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20th century suzani. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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20th century suzani. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Sitorai Mosi Hosa |
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Wooden pavillion. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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The Gaukushan Complex. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine |
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The entrance to the Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine on the outskirts of Bukhara. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine |
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The path to the tomb complex. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine |
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One of three mosques at the tomb and shrine of Sufi saint, Naqshband Bakhautdin (died 1389). |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine |
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The marble tomb. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine |
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Decorated columns and ceiling. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine |
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Detail of a carved wooden column and painted eve. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine |
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Detail of the wooden ceiling. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine |
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Mosque with fat minaret. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine |
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Mosque with ribbed dome. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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Bakhautdin Naqshband Shrine |
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Decorated gateway. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Chor Bakr |
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Chor Bakr is dominated by a mosque and a Sufi hall with a minaret between them. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Chor Bakr |
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The Juma Mosque dates from the 16th century. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Chor Bakr |
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The khanaka, a Sufi contemplation hall. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Chor Bakr |
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View of the khanaka. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Chor Bakr |
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The Juma Mosque minaret. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Chor Bakr |
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Two gateways. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Chor Bakr |
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The Chor Bakr Necropolis near Bukhara dates from the 16th century. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Chor Bakr |
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Tombs at the necropolis. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Chor Bakr |
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Graves. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Chor Bakr |
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Decorated brick tomb. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Kolhozny Bazaar |
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The modern Kolhozny Bazaar. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Kolkhozny Bazaar |
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Buying peppers. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Kolhozny Bazaar |
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Bread shop. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Kolhozny Bazaar |
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Vegetables at the modern Kolhozny Bazaar. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Kolhozny Bazaar |
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Buying garlic. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
Kolhozny Bazaar |
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Sleeping cloth seller. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Bukhara |
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The minibus station. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
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The old walled city of Khiva was independent until occupied by Russia in 1920. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
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The city walls of old Khiva. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
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The city walls. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
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Islom-Hoja Minaret |
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The Islom-Hoja Minaret and the dome of the Pahlavon Mahmud Mausoleum. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
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Islom-Hoja Minaret |
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The 57m high Islom-Hoja Minaret is the tallest in the country. It is also one of the prettiest. It was completed in 1910. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
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Tandoors (brick or clay overns). Once built these are never dismantled. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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The Ark is the palace complex for the former rulers of Khiva. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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The entrance gate. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Blue and white tiles at the entrance of the Ark. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Carved wooden door at the entrance of the Ark. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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The palace dates from the 12th century and was enlarged in the 17th. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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The 19th century Summer Mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Intense blue tiling at the Summer Mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Detail of the tiles in the Summer Mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Painted celing of the Summer Mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Uzbek man. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Residential buildings in the complex. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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The throne room. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Carved column outside the Khan's throne room. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Tiles from the throne room. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Wooden carved screen in the throne room. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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The silver throne set on Turkomen carpets. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Detail from the silver throne. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Turkman carpet. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Khiva style ceramic. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Dancers filming a movie in the centre of Khiva. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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Tandoor. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
The Ark |
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View of the old city from the Oq Shihbobo Bastion. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
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Kalta Minaret |
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The Kalta Minaret is the symbol of the city. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
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Kalta Minaret |
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The walls of the Ark next to the Kalta Minaret. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Khiva |
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Kalta Minaret |
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The East Gate and the Kalta Minaret, a symbol of Khiva. |
2008 |
were added from 1 January 2023.