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Break down in the Kyzyl-Kum desert
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Break down in the Kyzyl-Kum desert
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We have no confidence; a hammer and chisel to fix a compressor
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A 'comfort stop' in the Kyzyl-Kum desert
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Our saviours, the german tourist bus that picked us up and conveyed us to our next stop
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Lunch in the Kyzyl-Kum desert and waiting 4 hours for our replacement bus
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Lunch in the Kyzyl-Kum desert and waiting 4 hours for our replacement bus
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Turkman nomads living in the Kyzyl-Kum desert and grazing sheep
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Turkman nomads living in the Kyzyl-Kum desert and grazing sheep
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Note the means for rotating the the merry-go-round
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Note the means for rotating the the merry-go-round
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Mausoleum of the Samanids 9thC
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Mausoleum of the Samanids 9thC
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Mausoleum of the Samanids 9thC
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Mausoleum of the Samanids 9thC
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Mausoleum of the Samanids 9thC
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Mausoleum of the Samanids 9thC
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Chashma-Ayub circa 13thC
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque
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Bukhara Citadal Ark
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Bukhara Citadal Ark
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The people and the sights inside the Bukhara Citadal Ark
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The people and the sights inside the Bukhara Citadal Ark
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The people and the sights inside the Bukhara Citadal Ark
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The people and the sights inside the Bukhara Citadal Ark
Note the gold teeth; a very common practice for old teeth to be replaced with gold teeth |
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The people and the sights inside the Bukhara Citadal Ark
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The people and the sights inside the Bukhara Citadal Ark
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The people and the sights inside the Bukhara Citadal Ark
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The people and the sights inside the Bukhara Citadal Ark
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Bukhara Citadal Ark
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Poi-Kalyan - the central ensemble of Bukhara
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Poi-Kalyan - the central ensemble of Bukhara
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Poi-Kalyan - the central ensemble of Bukhara
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Poi-Kalyan - the central ensemble of Bukhara
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Miri-Arab Madrassah - inside the Poi-Kalyan
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Miri-Arab Madrassah - inside the Poi-Kalyan
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Kalyan Minaret - inside the Poi-Kalyan (built 1127)
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Kalyan Minaret - inside the Poi-Kalyan (built 1127)
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Kalyan Mosque - inside the Poi-Kalyan
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As it says
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Inside the Miri-Arab Madrassah - inside the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Miri-Arab Madrassah - inside the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Miri-Arab Madrassah - inside the Poi-Kalyan
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Miri-Arab Madrassah - inside the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Inside the Kalyan Mosque - the Poi-Kalyan
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Decorations inside the Poi-Kalyan
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Decorations inside the Poi-Kalyan
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Decorations inside the Poi-Kalyan
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A shady place for lunch
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Magoki-Attari Mosque 12thC
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Magoki-Attari Mosque 12thC
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Magoki-Attari Mosque 12thC
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Magoki-Attari Mosque 12thC
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A Tok (domed archway) - shopping mall
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A Tok (domed archway) - shopping mall
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Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Inside Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Inside Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Inside Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Inside Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Inside Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Reconstruction work in progress inside Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Inside Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Inside Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Inside Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Inside Baha ad-Din Naqshband Necropolis
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Faces of the world
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa - country residence of the Bukhara amirs
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An ancient caravanserai on the road from Bukhara to Samarkan - the water well
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An ancient caravanserai on the road from Bukhara to Samarkand
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An ancient caravanserai on the road from Bukhara to Samarkand
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