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Uzbekistan: Samsa< / i> (Samosas; baked flaky pastry filled with meat and onions) on a hot tray at a stall in the main market, Samarkand (2000)
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Title:
Uzbekistan: Samsa< / i> (Samosas; baked flaky pastry filled with meat and onions) on a hot tray at a stall in the main market, Samarkand (2000)
Caption:
Samarkand (Uzbek: Samarqand, from Sogdian: 'Stone Fort' or 'Rock Town') is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Samarqand Province. The city is most noted for its central position on the Silk Road between China and the West, and for being an Islamic centre for scholarly study.
. In the 14th century it became the capital of the empire of Timur (Tamerlane) and is the site of his mausoleum (the Gur-e Amir). The Bibi-Khanym Mosque remains one of the city's most notable landmarks. The Registan was the ancient center of the city.
. In the 14th century it became the capital of the empire of Timur (Tamerlane) and is the site of his mausoleum (the Gur-e Amir). The Bibi-Khanym Mosque remains one of the city's most notable landmarks. The Registan was the ancient center of the city.
Credit:
Album / Universal Images Group / David Henley / Pictures From History
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Image size:
4923 x 3029 px | 42.7 MB
Print size:
41.7 x 25.6 cm | 16.4 x 10.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
2000 • ASIA • ASIAN • BAZAAR • BAZAR • BOUTIQUE • COMMERCE • DAVID • ECONOMY • FOOD • FOODSTUFFS • HENLEY • ISRAEL • MARKET SQUARE • MARKET • MARKETS • MEAL • MUSLIM WORLD • PASTRY • PHOTOGRAPH • SAMARKAND • SAMARQAND • SAMOSA • SAMSA • TRADE • TRADING • UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE • UNESCO • UZBEK • UZBEKISTAN
