| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
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The Registan is the highlight of Persian architecture in Central Asia. It is the centre of Samarkand, Timur's capital city.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
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The Registan is a collection of three madressas (religious schols) built between the 15th and 17th centuries.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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The Ulugbek Madressa with soldiers marking Independence Day.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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The madressa is the oldest structure in the Registan, dating from 1420, and built by Ulugbek, the grandson of Timur.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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Detail from the main gate.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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The top of the minaret.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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The interior courtyard.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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The courtyard of the madressa.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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Dazzling variety of tilework.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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Detail from the dazzling blue tile work.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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Flowery tile work.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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Tilework in the courtyard.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Ulugbek Madressa
|
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Inlay work that would later inspire the Taj Mahal.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
|
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The Registan complex is one of the most famous sites in Central Asia.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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The Sher Dor Madressa.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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The Sher Dor Madressa was completed in 1636.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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The gateway.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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The gate, minaret and distinctive ribbed dome of the madressa.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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The madressa is unusual in the Islamic world for its depiction of animals.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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The attractive ribbed dome and minaret.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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Detail of the ribbed dome.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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The beautiful courtyard.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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Detail of the tilework.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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Blue, green and yellow tilework.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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Uzbek children dressed up on Independence Day.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Sher Dor Madressa
|
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Pilgrims alongside the high walls of the madressa.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
|
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View across the main courtyard of the Registan.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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The Tilla Kari Medressa dates from 1660.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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The Tilla Kari Medressa dates from 1660.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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The gate to the medressa, which also contains a mosque.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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The beautiful tilework over the main entrance.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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The smooth blue tiled dome was added during Soviet times.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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Detail of the superb tilework on the gateway.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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Spectacular tilework on the corner of the main gate.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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One of the minarets.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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The entrance to the mosque from the medressa courtyard.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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The interior of the mosque attached to the medressa.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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The celing of the mosque.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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Wooden grill and blue tiles in the courtyard.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
District : Registan
Site / Event : Tilla Kari Medressa
|
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Tiled courtyard pattern set on brickwork.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
|
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Statue of Timur, the Mongol leader who made Samarkand the capital of his empire.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
|
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Family at Timur's statue.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Bibi-Khanym Mosque
|
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The Bibi-Khanym Mosque dates from the early 15th century.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Bibi-Khanym Mosque
|
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The 35m high gate of the mosque.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Bibi-Khanym Mosque
|
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Side view of the enormous gateway.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Bibi-Khanym Mosque
|
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Detail of the dome.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Bibi-Khanym Mosque
|
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The mosque is named after the Chinese wife of Timur and was built in 1404.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Bibi-Khanym Mosque
|
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Detail of the tile work.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Bibi-Khanym Mosque
|
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Tile, inlay work and stone carving.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Bibi-Khanym Mosque
|
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Opposite the mosque is the 14th century Tomb of Bibi-Khanym.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
|
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Uzbek woman wearing the distinctive headgear of Samarkand.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
|
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The Shah-I-Zinda necropolis.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Ulugbek's Observatory
|
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Ulugbek's Observatory was completed in the 1420s and was excavated in 1908.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Ulugbek's Observatory
|
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The 30m sextant is partially underground.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
|
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The tile-less Rukhobod Mausoleum dates from 1380 and is the oldest surviving structure in the city.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Guri Amir Mausoleum
|
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The Guri Amir Mausoleum contains the tombs of Timur and his grandson, Ulugbek.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Guri Amir Mausoleum
|
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The dome and minaret.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Guri Amir Mausoleum
|
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The minaret.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Guri Amir Mausoleum
|
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Detail of the dome.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Guri Amir Mausoleum
|
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View of the courtyard.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Guri Amir Mausoleum
|
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Carved wooden doorway.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : Guri Amir Mausoleum
|
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Couple visiting.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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19th century copper tray from Samarkand.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Water containers.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Water containers and cloth from Bukhara.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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19th century lamp from Samarkand.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Ceramic from Fergana.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Hand made embroidered Uzbek silk carpet.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Metal kettle from Bukhara.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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19th century copper tray from Bukhara.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Ceramic from Fergana.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Hand made silk carpet from Nurada.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Medical instruments used by Abu Ali ibn Sina (Avicenna, 10th - 11th century).
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
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Uzbek carpet.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Tray chess board from Bukhara.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Ceramic from Fergana.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Early 20th century carpet from Ashqabad.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Uzbek musical instruments.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Painted panels from a palace in Bukhara.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
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Funery statue (8th century) from southern Kazakhstan.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
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Painting of a bazaar in Samarkand.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Painting of the Observatory built by Ulugbek, a ruler better known for his astronomy and mathematics.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
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Text from mathematics book by Al-Kwarizmi who gave the world the word "algebra".
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
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Portrait of Timur.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Ist century Buddhist carvings from Termez.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Late 19th century Turkomen carpet from Merv.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Samarkand
Site / Event : State Art Museum
|
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Painting of a bazaar in Samarkand.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
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Uzbek jewellry seller at the Sunday market at Urgut.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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A group of women buying jewelry.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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Selling jewelry.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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Young boy.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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Uzbek woman.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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Preparing food in a chaykhana (tea house).
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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Elderly Uzbek couple having tea in a chaykhana.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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The chaikhana.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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Frying and grilling in a chaykhana.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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Woman at a chaykhana.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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Buying dresses.
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2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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Young man.
|
2008 |
| Uzbekistan |
City / Town : Urgut
|
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Samsas in a tandoor oven.
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2008 |
were added from 1 February 2025.