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Detail of the Abdul Aziz Khan Madrassah. Bukhara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uzbekistan
Traditional brooms for sale. Dekhon bazaar, Khiva. Uzbekistan
Statue of Amir Timur (Tamerlane, 1336-1405). He was the founder of the Timurid Empire in Central Asia and became the first ruler in the Timurid dynasty. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Door of the Amir Timur Museum. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Silk for sale. Bukhara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uzbekistan
Sher-Dor Madrasah minaret at the Registan square. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
The soviet-era home of the uzbek writer Sergey Borodin. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Detail of a madrassah. Registan square, a Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
Kalon minaret. Bukhara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uzbekistan
Detail of Yunus Rajabiy museum. He was (1897-1976) a legendary composer of Shashmaqam, a sort of music with lyrics derived from Sufi poems about divine love
The uzbek writer Sergey Borodin statue at the garden of his home. Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Registan square, a Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
Khiva. Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Roofs and domes
Khiva. Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Islam Khodja minaret
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. The Samanid mausoleum in the Park
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Two women in the grocery market
Nadir Divan Begi, Madrasah, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
The Islam Khodja minaret. Old town of Khiva (Itchan Kala), a Unesco World Heritage Site. Uzbekistan
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
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Kalon mosque
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
Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Mir-I-Arab Madrassa Uzbekistan, Bukara, Mir-I-Arab Madrassa
