the Silk Road
Š Frank GUIZIOU / hemis.fr
Feature
Uzbekistan :
Uzbekistan has well preserved relics from the time when Central Asia was a center of empire, learning, and trade. Uzbekistan cities including Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakhrisabz and Tashkent live on in the imagination of the West as symbols of oriental beauty and mystery. Ancient cities of Uzbekistan were located on the ancient Silk Road, the trading route between China and the West. The route took its name from silk, the commodity most in demand in Europe from China during the Roman period. Turks came from the west and brought with them a new religion of Islam. Many mosques and Madrassahs were built in Uzbekistan cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva during this period, including remaining structures of the Samanids. Most of the cities were destroyed during the invasion of the Genghis Khan in 1220. His descendant Timur, known also as Tamerlane, resurrected once famous cities by using the labor of slaves and artists captured during successful crusades. Timur conquered Persia, captured Baghdad, and lead expeditions to Anatolia and India. Most of the architecture that is found in Samarkand was build by Timur and his grandson Ulugbek.
HEMIS_160049 : Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, the West door (or Ota Darvoza)
HEMIS_160063 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, statue of Al Khorezmi
HEMIS_160108 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Medersa Mir I Arab
HEMIS_160041 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Kalyan Mosque, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO
HEMIS_160032 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, the Medersa Mir I Arab
HEMIS_160033 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, the Medersa Mir I Arab
HEMIS_160034 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, the Medersa Mir I Arab
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Uzbekistan, Bukhara, the mausoleum Bakhaouddin Nakhchbandi (Bakhaoutdin Naqchband)
Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, the minaret Islom Huja and the mausoleum Pakhlavan Mahmoud
HEMIS_160051 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, Ramparts of the Old Town
HEMIS_160052 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, panorama from the Kukhna Ark, view of the ramparts
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Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, the mausoleum Pahlavon Mohammed (Pakhlavan Mahmoud)
Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, Merdersa Mohammed Rakhim Khan and the minaret Juma
HEMIS_160057 : Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, the Tosh Khovli (Tach Khaouli) palace
HEMIS_160056 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, the Medersa Mohammed Rakhim Khan
HEMIS_160062 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, the Medersa Mohammed Rakhim Khan
HEMIS_160059 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, Medersa Mohammed Rakhim Khan
HEMIS_160064 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, panorama from the minaret Islom Huja
HEMIS_160065 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, panorama from the minaret Islom Huja
HEMIS_160072 Uzbekistan, Chakhrisabz, the Dorous Siadat, the tomb of Jehangir
HEMIS_160066 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, entrance of the mosque Juma
HEMIS_160075 Uzbekistan, the road between Chakhrisabz and Samarkand
HEMIS_160085 Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Reghistan, Medersa Chir Dor
HEMIS_160090 Uzbekistan, Samarkand, the Shah i Zinda necropolis
HEMIS_160088 Uzbekistan, Samarkand, the Reghistan
HEMIS_160096 Uzbekistan, Samarkand, the Shah i Zinda necropolis
HEMIS_160099 : Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Shah i Zinda necropolis
HEMIS_160101 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Medersa Mir I Arab seen from the top of minaret Kalon
HEMIS_160104 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, the Medersa Mir I Arab
HEMIS_160102 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Medersa Mir I Arab, seen down from the minaret Kalon
HEMIS_160110 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, the Ark fortress
HEMIS_160366 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, the West door (or Ota Darvoza)
HEMIS_160384 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, the Medersa Mir i Arab
HEMIS_160371 Uzbekistan, Khiva, Ichon Qala, the Medersa Mohammed Rakhim Khan
HEMIS_160387 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, the mausoleum of Ismail Samani
HEMIS_160395 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, the Kalon mosque
HEMIS_160406 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, portraits of children
HEMIS_160400 Uzbekistan, Bukhara, a workshop of embroidery in the old town
HEMIS_160411 Uzbekistan, Chakhrisabz, bread saleswomen at the market of Tchorsou
HEMIS_160412 : Uzbekistan, Chakhrisabz, portrait at the Tchorsou market
HEMIS_160416 Uzbekistan, Chakhrisabz, the complex Khazrati Imam, the mosque
HEMIS_160426 Uzbekistan, Samarkand, painting of Babour, which proclaimed himself a descendant of Genghis Khan
HEMIS_160421 Uzbekistan, Samarkand, the market with the mosque of Bibi Bibi Khanoum in the background
HEMIS_160428 Uzbekistan, Samarkand, miniature
HEMIS_160433 Uzbekistan, Samarkand, the medersa of Ulug Beg
HEMIS_160439 Uzbekistan, Samarkand, the Gur Emir mausoleum
HEMIS_160438 Uzbekistan, Samarkand, the Shah i Zinda necropolis
HEMIS_160441 Uzbekistan, Ferghana valley, Marguilan, the market
HEMIS_160456 Uzbekistan, Ferghana valley, Margilan, the Yodgorlik silk factory
HEMIS_160460 Uzbekistan, Ferghana valley, Andijan, the market (bazaar)
HEMIS_160458 Uzbekistan, Ferghana valley, Margilan, the Yodgorlik silk factory
HEMIS_160463 Uzbekistan, Ferghana valley, Namangan, portrait of woman
HEMIS_160473 : Uzbekistan, Ferghana valley, Kokand, hot summer evening
HEMIS_160471 Uzbekistan, Ferghana valley, Kokand, in summer the children jump in the fountains
HEMIS_160477 Uzbekistan, Tachkent, remain of the soviet period
HEMIS_160475 Uzbekistan, Ferghana valley, Kokand, islamic education in the medersa Narbouta Bey
HEMIS_160481 Uzbekistan, Tachkent, downtown
HEMIS_160488 Uzbekistan, Tachkent, the entry of the subway Khalklar Dustigli
HEMIS_160498 Uzbekistan, Tachkent, the orthodox cathedral
HEMIS_160490 Uzbekistan, Tachkent, the mosque Juma in the old town