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State |
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| Uzbekistan |
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Karakalpakistan |
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Mizdakhan |
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Mud brick tomb. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Karakalpakistan |
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Mizdakhan |
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View of Gyaur Qala, a fortress dating from the 3rd century BCE. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
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Mizdakhan |
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Bactrian camels. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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|
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Moynaq was a fishing port in 1960. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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The fishing port of Moynaq is 150km from the Aral Sea. The inland sea is shrinking because irrigation for cotton plantations diverts the rivers feeding it. This is the 1960 shoreline. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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|
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The former sea bed. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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|
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Boats on the sea bed. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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|
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Fishing boat stranded on the former seabed of the Aral Sea. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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|
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One of many rusty boats stranded on the former sea bed. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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|
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Rusty boat on the former sea bed. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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|
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The town is slowly dying without its sea. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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|
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The town has hotter summers, cooler winters and dust storms. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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|
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The Moynaq Memorial. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Karakalpakistan |
Moynaq |
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|
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Oasis near Moynaq. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
|
Beruni |
|
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Picking cotton near Beruni in the Elliq Qala (fifty forts) region. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
|
Beruni |
|
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Cotton growing. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
|
|
Guldursun Qala |
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Guldursun Qala is a huge fortress dating from the 1st century. "Elliq Qala" means Fifty Forts and is a large site of ancient settlements. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Guldursun Qala |
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The fort was in use for a thousand years. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Guldursun Qala |
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The walls were 1.5km long. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Guldursun Qala |
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Part of the massive 1.5km walls of Guldursun Qala. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Guldursun Qala |
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Detail of the enormous mud brick walls. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
|
|
Angka Qala |
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Part of the walls of Anga Qala, inhabited between 3rd to 5th centuries AD. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Angka Qala |
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Residential area. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Angka Qala |
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The wall is made from mud bricks. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Angka Qala |
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Detail of the brickwork. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
|
|
Qoy Qyrylghan Qala |
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Qoy Qyrylghan Qala dates from the 4th century BCE. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
|
|
Qoy Qyrylghan Qala |
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Part of the circular structure. This was an observatory and temple dating from 4th century BCE. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Qoy Qyrylghan Qala |
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Part of the ancient wall. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
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Man riding a horse. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
|
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The enormous Janbas Qala was used as a fort between 4th century BCE and 1st century. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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One of the three forts of the Ayaz Qala complex (6th to 7th centuries AD). |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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Part of a covered walkway and wall at Ayaz Qala. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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Covered walkway. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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Part of the walls. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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View of the largest of the three forts. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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Part of the walls. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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One of the gateways with features later copied in Moghul India. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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Algae on the rocks. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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One of the Ayaz Qala tripple forts with a settlement. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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The smallest of the three forts is isolated. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Ayaz Qala |
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One of the three forts on a hill. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
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View of Ayaz Kul Lake from Ayaz Qala. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
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Ayaz Kul Lake in the desert. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
|
|
|
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Kyzyl Qala is one of dozens of forts in the Elliq Qala region. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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Toprak Qala is near the border of Khorezm. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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View over Toprak Qala, a temple compex from the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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Ceremonial rooms at the temple complex. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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One of the residential areas. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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The enormous walls and an unexcavated area. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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The fort was used to defend the border region. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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Passages and tunnels. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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The complex is set in semi-desert. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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View from the battlements. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
|
|
Toprak Qala |
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Large open walled area. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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Niches. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
Elliq Qala |
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|
Toprak Qala |
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View from the fort. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
Mustaqillik Square |
|
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Mustaqillik Square is centre of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
Mustaqillik Square |
|
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Mother and child, a symbol of the city. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
Mustaqillik Square |
|
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Fountains in the square. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
Mustaqillik Square |
|
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The Senate building. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
Mustaqillik Square |
|
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The square covers a large area. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
|
|
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The Romanov Palace. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
|
Abulkasim Medressa |
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The Abulkasim Medressa is a state funded craft school. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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|
Tashkent |
|
Abulkasim Medressa |
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Carpenters. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
|
Abulkasim Medressa |
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Paper mache boxes are a speciality in the country. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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|
Tashkent |
|
Abulkasim Medressa |
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Painter. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
|
|
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The 16th century Kulkedash Medressa. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
|
|
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The 15th century Juma Mosque. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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The Chorsu Bazaar is the busiest in the city. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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Women shopping in Chorsu Bazaar, the largest in the city. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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|
Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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Seller of Islamic books. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
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Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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Making mutton kebabs. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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|
Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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Having a snack. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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Man with hat and sun glasses. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
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Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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Ceramics. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
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Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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Fresh bread. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
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Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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Man buying prayer beads. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
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Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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Bread seller. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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Two women looking at a photo album. |
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
|
|
Tashkent |
Chorsu Bazaar |
|
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View from the market roof. |
2008 |
were added from 1 January 2023.