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A Bottle of Vodka, a Few Beers, Juicy Lamb Kababs then off to Khiva and finding my way out of Uzbekistan (July 19 – 21)
While in Bukhara, Shira talked me into visiting a Carpet Merchant friend of hers. I went into the demonstration sure I had no interest in purchasing anything. I was shown both wool and silk carpets made in the old way … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th century Kunya Ark, 19th century Karavansaray of Ollukulikhan, 19th century Muhammand Rakimkhan Maddrassah, 19th century Tosh Hovli, Border Fiasco, Bukhara, Central Asia, Complex of Ichan Kala, Complex of Pahlavon Mahmu, Gobi Desert, Juma Mosque, Kalta-minor Minaret, Khiva, Khiva Old Town, Lamb Kababs, Mausoleum, Mausoleums of Pahlavon Mahmoud, Minorai Islom Khodja and Madrassha, Minorai Islom-Khodja, Muhammad Aminkhan Maddrssha, Mulberry Paper Making Business, old Citadel, Samarkand, Sayid Allavuddin and Shergozikhon, the 19th century Kalta Minor (Short Minaret), the 19th century Ollukulikhan Maddrassah, Tosh Hovli Palace, Turkey, UNESCO, Uzbeki-Tajiki, Uzbekistan
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2019 Tajikistan (July 8 – 14)
As I began preparing my 9-month tour of Asia and the Middle East, I decided to work in a second visit to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to see the cities I missed in 2017 along the Old Silk Road. Since Hussain … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century Fortress and Citadel of Hissar Complex, Blue-domed Mosque of Shohi Zinda, Bukhara, Central Mosque, Dushanbe, Fan Mountains, Father of a consolidated Tajikistan, Hissir Mountains, Istaravshan, Khiva, Lake Iskandar (Tajik for Alexander), Madrasa Kuk-Gumbaz, Mausoleum of Mahdumi Abzam, Mehrgon Market, Men’s Madrassah, Monument to Ismoili Somoni, Mosque, Mugh Fortress, Navrous Palace, Old Silk Road, Panjakent traditional market, Park, Picnic lunch, Samarkand, Sarazm, Seven Marguzor Lakes, Statue of Abu Abd Allah Ja’far Rudaki, Statue of the Sleeping Buddha, Tajik National Antiquities Museum, Tajik Parliament, Tajiki wedding, Tajiki White House, Tajikistan, Traditional villages, Women’s Madrassah
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