Uzbekistan &Turkmenistan

Gur-Emir- Tombs of Timur(Tamerlane) and family Samarkand

Samarkand

Gur-Emir- Tombs of Timur(Tamerlane) and family Samarkand

Gur-Emir- Tombs of Timur(Tamerlane) and family Samarkand

Gur-Emir- Tombs of Timur(Tamerlane) and family

Registan Square (3 Madrasas & Mosk) Samarkand

Registan Square (3 Madrasas & Mosk) Samarkand

Registan Square (3 Madrasas & Mosk) Samarkand

Registan Square (3 Madrasas & Mosk) Samarkand

Samarkand

Registan Square (3 Madrasas & Mosk) Samarkand

Birthplace Tamerlane and Ruins of Ak-Serai Palace 1380,Shakrisabz

Wedding Party Visiting Historical Site as Common in Russia

Gold Teeth Gold Door of Tamerlane's (Timur) Tomb

Dolls in Uzbek Costume

10th century Samanid Mausoleum- one of oldest in world.

10th century Samanid Mausoleum- one of oldest in world.

Ark Fortress, Bukhara

Ark Fortress, Bukhara

Flute

Kalyan Mosk

Kalyan Minaret, Ghengis Khan Spared, Death Tower, 1127, Bukhara

Kalyan Mosk

Ancient/Current Shopping Bazaar, 16th Century

Khiva, Muhammad Rahim-Khan Madrasah(shool) included Secular Teachings 1770

Walled City of Khiva

Walled City of Khiva

Yurt, Tash Hauli Palace-Early 1800.s

Inside Yurt, Tash Hauli Palace-Early 1800.s

Sultan's Harem Rooms, Tash Hauli Palace-Early 1800.s

Sultan's Harem Rooms, Tash Hauli Palace-Early 1800.s

Walled City of Khiva

Merv, founded 6th Century BC , site Scheherezade/s "Thousand and One Nights"