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Statue of Azim Azimzade and his characters. He was an Azerbaijani artist and cartoonist and was awarded the honorary title of Peoples Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. Baku, Azerbaijan
The Islam Khodja minaret. Old town of Khiva (Itchan Kala), a Unesco World Heritage Site. Uzbekistan
Mount Kazbek (5047m), the third-highest peak in Georgia, bordering Russia, with the Gergeti Trinity Church on its slopes and the village of Stepantsminda. Khevi-Kazbegi region. Georgia, Caucasus
Zhangye, Gansu, China. Bingou Danxia Landform at sunrise
Turpan, Xinjiang, China. Emin Minaret and mosque
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Madrasa Barak Khan
The Registan square and its three madrasahs. From left to right: Ulugh Beg Madrasah, Tilya-Kori Madrasah and Sher-Dor Madrasah. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
Nadir Divan Begi madrassah, nowadays a centre for crafstmen. Bukhara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uzbekistan
The Registan square and Ulugh Beg Madrasah. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
Detail of the Nadir Divan Begi madrassah. Bukhara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uzbekistan
A painted clay head of a princely warrior found at NisaA painted clay head of a princely warrior found in the Square Hall of the South Complex of Old Nisa, a Parthian city which existed from circa 2nd century BC to 3rd century AD
Minaret at Gurganj, former capital of KhorezmMinaret at Gurganj (Kunja Urgench) former capital of Khorezm. Seven times destroyed and seven times rebuilt is the legend attached to Gurganj
Turabeg Khanum Mausoleum built circa 1370 AD. the entrance portal is 25 metres high and leads to an inner chamber topped by a dome
A wind blasted tree high in the Sarykhodan Valley which runs beneath the sheer rock faces of the Fann Mountains
The turquoise waters of Sarytag River run through the Fann Mountains
An old man sits beside the dusty road with his pots and milk churn, at Nometkun, a Sogdian speaking village in Yagnob Valley
Yagnob ValleyThe Yagnob River runs through the Yagnob Valley high in the Fann Mountain Range
The rusting hulls of old Russian ships lie abandoned on the dried out bed of what was once the Aral Sea
Overall view of Kyzyl Kala built around 3rd Century AD
A camel stands tethered in the Ichan Kala, the old city of Khiva, with the Kalta Minaret behind. Mohammed Amin Khan meant this to be the tallest building in the Muslim world
An Uzbek man walks beside the many domed walls of the Ichan Kala, the old city of Khiva
The minaret and tiled dome of a mosque rise above the old city of Khiva. The dome is covered in Khivas hallmark green ceramic tiles
The Kalta Minaret. Mohammed Amin Khan meant this to be the tallest building in the Muslim world. Construction began in 1851 but after the khan died in 1855, his heir aborted the project
The Karakul Gate and the remains of the city walls, circa 16th Century
Chor Minar, the gatehouse of a long-gone medrassah built in 1807. The name (Chor Minar in Tajik means Four Minarets) is misleading, they arent minarets but ornamentation
The elaborate tiled facade of Fayzulla Khujayev House, built in 1891 by Fayzullas father Ubaidullah, a wealthy merchant
A mullah sits benath a tree outside the Mausoleum of Bakhautdin Naqshband, one of Sufisms most important shrines
The Kalan Mosque. Built in 1121-22AD during the reign of the Kharakhanid ruler Arslan Khan Muhammed
Uzbek men sit outside The Kalan Mosque. Built in 1121-22AD during the reign of the Kharakhanid ruler Arslan Khan Muhammed
Gur-e Mir mausoleum, commissioned by Timur for his grandson and heir Muhammed Sultan who died campaining in 1404. In 1405 Timur too died and was placed in Gur-e Mir along with other princes
The Registan Square, built in 15th to 17th century. The oldest of the three structures (seen on left) is the Ulugh Beg Madrassah, built around 1420
The Shah-I-Zandah Necropolis, built on the southern slopes of Afrasaib Hill over a period of 900 years from 11th - 19th centuries
Bibi Khanum mosque during reconstruction. Construction started in 1399 by Timur, the mosque was built as Samarkands main place of worship and dedicated to Timurs favourite wife
Statue of Timur
Uzbek women at a bread stall in the market
Melon seller at the main market
Buddhist stupa, known as the Bastion of Zurmal, Bactria, built in the Kushan period, 1st to 2nd century AD
Uzbek man with hoe in a field
The Kalyan Minaret which allegedly awed Genghis Khan
Detail of dome of Tillya-Kari-Medrassah
Harem in Khans Palace, Khiva, Uzbekistan
Mausoleum of Samanids (9-10 cent.), Bukhara, Uzbekistan
City walls, Ark fortress, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Entrance to the Ark fortress, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Bibi Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Kukeldash Madrasah (16 cent.), Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan, Mary, Ancient Merv, Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum
Stone Balbals or tomb markers, Western Turk, 6th to 8th century. The Balbals at Balasagun have been collected from sites all over Kyrgyzstan
