Uzebekistan

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Region: Central Asia, Area Total: km2 
Coast Line: Doubly landlocked country
Capital: Tashkent

 

What does doubly landlocked country mean?
A landlocked country surrounded only by other landlocked countries may be called a "doubly landlocked" country. A person in such a country has to cross at least two borders to reach a coastline.
There are currently two such countries in the world: Liechtenstein in Central Europe surrounded by Switzerland and Austria.  Uzbekistan in Central Asia surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

 

 

 

Tashkent

 

 

Independence Square, Tashkent

 

 

The Amir Timur Monument in Tashkent. National hero of the Uzbeks

Timur,  historically known as Tamerlane was a Turkic ruler. He conquered West, South and Central Asia and founded the Timurid dynasty.

He was the grandfather of Ulugh Beg, who ruled Central Asia from 1411 to 1449 and the great-great-great-grandfather of Babur Beg, founder of the Mughal Empire, which ruled South Asia for centuries

 

 

The Museum of History of Timurids

 

 

Interior  of Timur's mausoleum

 

 

The Khast Iman mosque in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

 

 

Navoi Theater.Tashkent

 

 

Prince Romanov Palace in Tashkent

 

 

Memorial to the victims of the earthquake in Tashkent in 1966

 

 

Khiva

 

 

Khiva Islam Khodja minaret

 

 

View of  Khiva from Islam Khodja minaret

 

 

Interior of Juma Mosque.Khiva

 

 

Monument to Al-Khorezmi.Khiva - the founder of algebra

Abu Abdallah (or Abu Jafar) Muhammad ibn Musa al Khorezmi (783-850) was Central Asian mathematician, astronomer, historian, geographer, as well as one of the greatest scientists of the Middle Ages.

 

 

Architectural gem in the city of Khiva

 

Carpet maker

 

 

Colourful breads

 

 

Souvenirs from Soviet Era

 

 

 

 

 

Bazaar in Bukhara

 

 

Folkloric dance group

 

 

 

 

 

Instrument maker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herbal tea vendor

 

 

Bazaar

 

 

Streets of Khiva

 

The Registan

The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty, now in Uzbekistan. The name Registan means "Sandy place" in Persian.
The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations, heralded by blasts on enormous copper pipes called dzharchis - and a place of public executions.

It is framed by three madrasahs (Islamic schools) of distinctive Islamic architecture.
The three madrasahs of the Registan are: the Ulugh Beg Madrasah (14171420), the Tilya-Kori Madrasah (16461660) and the Sher-Dor Madrasah (16191636).

 

 

The great hall in the madrasa at Registan square

 

 

Detail of the Registan in Samarkand best known symbol of Uzbekistan..Part of the cultural heritage of UNESCO

 

 

The Amir Timur Monument in Samarkand, National hero of the Uzbeks

Timur,  historically known as Tamerlane was a Turkic ruler. He conquered West, South and Central Asia and founded the Timurid dynasty.

He was the grandfather of Ulugh Beg, who ruled Central Asia from 1411 to 1449 and the great-great-great-grandfather of Babur Beg, founder of the Mughal Empire, which ruled South Asia for centuries

 

 

Gur-e Amir

is a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Tamerlane (also known as Timur) in Samarkand.

 

 

Madrasa Ulughbek .Samarkand

 

 

Detail from the necropolis Shohi Zinda.Samarkand

 

 

Shad-i Mulk Aqa Mausoleum in Samarkand

 

 

Street of Tombs, Samarkand

 

 

The Dor Madrassah.Samarkand

 

 

Amurdar ja

 

 

Pamir mountains

 

 

Teabowls. Ceramics in Uzbekistan have a long tradition

 

 

Breads

 

Bazaar

 

Pottery maker

 

Soviet Era buildings

 

Stories of Scheherazade's One Thousand and One Nights

 

 

The council of the wise old men

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A precious commodity on the edge of the desert in Khiva in Uzbekistan.
Also children  transport  water in various vessels from the wells outside the town to their homes.

 

In many cities of the country cleaning the streets is in the hands of women.

 

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