UsbekistanMargilan40°28’33” N 71°43’2” E
15. Juli 2019 in Usbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Area famous for silk for a very long time. The first pic shows unraveling the cocoons and spinning the silk. Up to 500 meters of silk is obtained from each cocoon. Next is the dye room, showing someWeiterlesen
UsbekistanKokand40°32’27” N 70°56’8” E
15. Juli 2019 in Usbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
Palace of the ruler of "Kokand" kingdom, built in the 1860s. The kingdom existed for over 1,000 years and was active in the silk road trade.
First is the building itself; then the main courtyard (oneWeiterlesen
UsbekistanFrunzenskiy Rayon41°18’41” N 69°16’47” E
16. Juli 2019 in Usbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Capital of Uzbekistan. Founded 2,200 years ago, this has been a center of trade, including the silk route, for that time. It has only been a political center since the latter 19th century.
The firstWeiterlesen
UsbekistanKoshbakaly39°40’32” N 67°0’22” E
18. Juli 2019 in Usbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Aka Samarkand. Probably the most famous city on the silk road. Founded almost 3,000 years ago. Served as Tamerlane's capital. Became the empire known as the Mughul empire in India.
Most of the oldWeiterlesen
UsbekistanSamarkand39°39’17” N 66°58’31” E
18. Juli 2019 in Usbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 40 °C
The center of Samarkand and, some say, the center of central Asia. These are the only buildings allowing pictures inside. Hence more pictures to see what the inside of the others look like.
In theWeiterlesen
UsbekistanNurota40°33’23” N 65°40’50” E
20. Juli 2019 in Usbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 40 °C
City near the center of Uzbekistan. Located at an oasis where traders met to be refreshed and do some business. The first pic is of a ruined fortress supposedly built by Alexander. While theWeiterlesen
UsbekistanEski Do‘ngalak41°3’44” N 65°57’23” E
20. Juli 2019 in Usbekistan ⋅ 🌙 39 °C
Central desert in Uzbekistan. The pictures are of the desert, with the last two of the remains of a 10th century caravansarai.
UsbekistanBukhara39°46’14” N 64°25’18” E
21. Juli 2019 in Usbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 45 °C
One of the oldest cities in the world at more than 2 1/2 millennia and a major intersection of the many routes of the silk road. The first pic is chassma ayub: Job's Spring. Tradition has it that theWeiterlesen
UsbekistanBukhara39°46’35” N 64°24’54” E
22. Juli 2019 in Usbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
Kalon means large and refers to this square of large buildings. The first is the main minaret that is a symbol of Bukhara. The second pic gives a sense of scale, while the next 3 are of the mosque andWeiterlesen
UsbekistanKhiva41°22’43” N 60°21’27” E
25. Juli 2019 in Usbekistan ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Former capital of the Xorezm (Korezm) empire. Now a provincial city restored to recall history, at least since the last time it was destroyed by invaders about 300 years ago.
The original city is atWeiterlesen
