Showing posts with the label Uzbekistan

The Amazing Restoration of Samarkand’s Historic Buildings

Apr 9, 2016

While a certain extremist group has been systemically destroying precious ancient monuments in the middle-east, one Islamic city in Central ...

Kalta Minor Minaret of Khiva, Uzbekistan

May 8, 2015

Kalta Minor is an iconic symbol of the city of Khiva in Uzbekistan. This short yet stout stump of a minaret is located in front of the façad...

The Disappearing Aral Lake and the Ship Graveyard of Moynaq

Jun 2, 2012

Moynaq (also spelled as Muynak and Moynaq) is a city in northern Karakalpakstan in western Uzbekistan. Half a century ago, the city was loca...