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Gur-Emir Mausoleum by night from my hotel room
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - a section prior to restoration
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - the actual crypt underneath where Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum - Amir Temur (Tamerlane) is buried here along with a number of other important people from the time
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The locals love us
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The Registan
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The Registan - Ulegbeg Madrassah
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The Registan - Tillya-Kari Madrassah
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The Registan - Sher-Dor Madrassah
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The Registan - Sher-Dor Madrassah
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The Registan - Tillya-Kari Madrassah
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The Registan - Ulegbeg Madrassah
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The Registan - Sher-Dor Madrassah
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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Samarkand celebrates 2,750 years with dance troupes from different regions
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The Registan - Tillya-Kari Madrassah
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More friendly locals
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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A dance troupe in action
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A dance troupe in action
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A dance troupe in action
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A dance troupe in action
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Colourful costumes
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A dance troupe in action
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A dance troupe in action
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Views of the Registan
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
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Lunch at a local's house
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The local food markets
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The local food markets
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Shahi-Zinda Necropolis ("alive king") - a collection of mausoleums commenced from 10th to 15th centuries
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Shahi-Zinda Necropolis ("alive king") - a collection of mausoleums commenced from 10th to 15th centuries
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Shahi-Zinda Necropolis ("alive king") - a collection of mausoleums commenced from 10th to 15th centuries
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Two domed mausoleum believed to belong to Uldja-Inaga, the nurse to Amir Temur
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Two domed mausoleum believed to belong to Uldja-Inaga, the nurse to Amir Temur
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Two domed mausoleum believed to belong to Uldja-Inaga, the nurse to Amir Temur
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Shahi-Zinda Necropolis ("alive king") - a collection of mausoleums commenced from 10th to 15th centuries - northern group
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Shahi-Zinda Necropolis ("alive king") - a collection of mausoleums commenced from 10th to 15th centuries - northern group
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Shahi-Zinda Necropolis ("alive king") - a collection of mausoleums commenced from 10th to 15th centuries - northern group
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Shahi-Zinda Necropolis ("alive king") - a collection of mausoleums commenced from 10th to 15th centuries
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Shahi-Zinda Necropolis ("alive king") - a collection of mausoleums commenced from 10th to 15th centuries
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Shahi-Zinda Necropolis ("alive king") - a collection of mausoleums commenced from 10th to 15th centuries
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Gur-Emir Mausoleum by night from the hotel's 6th floor bar
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Observatory of Ulugbeg built in the 1420's - the quadrant housing
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Observatory of Ulugbeg built in the 1420's - the quadrant housing
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Remains of the quadrant used to observe the sun, moon and other celestial bodies
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Observatory of Ulugbeg built in the 1420's
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Faces of the world
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On the road to Tashkent, Temur's Gate - apparently Alexander the Great was defeated here by the locals (?)
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On the road to Tashkent, Temur's Gate - apparently Alexander the Great was defeated here by the locals (?)
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On the road to Tashkent, Temur's Gate - apparently Alexander the Great was defeated here by the locals (?)
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