Images Dated 10th February 2009 (page 4)

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

Mausoleum of Ismail Samanid (r. 892-907 AD), one of the earliest examples of Islamic architecture in Central Asia. One of the most celebrated buildings in the Islamic world

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, Fergana Valley, Kokand Khans Palace

Mapua a a Vaca Blow- holes, Tongatapu Island, Tonga

Man blowing into a seashell, Samoa

Mt. Cook, New Zealand

New Zealand, Queenstown, View from Coronet Peak

Piragoe (canoe outrigger), Ile des Pins, New Caledonia

Baie de Jokin, Lifou, The Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

Pam tree and beach at sunset, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Sofitel Hotel, Moorea, French Polynesia

French Polynesia, Tahiti, Moorea Island, Cooks Bay

Hammock on beach, Danarau, Viti Levu, Fiji

Danarau, Viti Levu, Fiji

Aerial view of Tropical Island, Tavarua Island, Fiji

Denarau Golf Course, Danarau, Viti Levu, Fiji

Fiji, Plantation Island

Long straight Road in the Outback, Australia

Harbour Bridge, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Perez Rosales, Parque National Vicente, Chile

Villarica, Chile

Vietnam, Khanh Hoa Province, Near Nha Trang. Young boy with Water Buffalo

Drying rice noodles in the sun beside the Mekong River in Sa Dec

Close up of rice balls wrapped in vine leaves

Colourful, decorative colonade outside the entrance to the Cao Dai Temple in Sa Dec.The religion of Cao Daism was known to have been founded in 1926 by Ngo Van Chieu

Detail of feet being used to repair fishing nets

Po Klong Garai Cham Towers Brick built remnants of the Cham Kingdom of Panduranga, which dates back to 14th Century and the rule of King Jaya Simharvarman III

Carrying fishing nets up the beach after the days work

Boats in Ha Long Bay at Sunset. Ha Long Bay extends over 1500 sq km of the Gulf of Tonkin at the north-east corner of Vietnam, with over 3000 islands in its waters

Terraced Fields, Pokhara, Nepal

Tropical plants, Maldives

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