Uzbekistan - Great Silk Road

Centrally located in Central Asia, the former Soviet republic Uzbekistan hosts the most famous cities from the historic Great Silk Road: Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand. We visited this country in 2005, combined with Kyrgyzstan. June 2005

watermelon sellers in front of old city walls, Khiva

view from Juma minaret, Khiva

colourful fashion, Khiva

islamic art tilework, Bukhara

boy cycling in front of Mir-i-Arab Medressa, Bukhara

Sufist moslim in Bakhautdin Naqshband Mausoleum, Bukhara

praying moslims in Bakhautdin Naqshband Mausoleum, Bukhara

Mir-i-Arab Medressa viewed from Kalon minaret, Bukhara

my little shop, Bukhara

meat market, Bukhara

woman selling ropes on market, Bukhara

all three medressas at Registan, Samarkand

colourful main bazaar, Samarkand

woman selling bread on main bazaar, Samarkand

renovating Shar-i-Zindah, Samarkand

Bibi-Khanym mosque, Samarkand