Uzbekistan
- Musicians Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Bukhara 'the Noble' seat of a Central Asian Khanate and one of the ancient cities of the fabled Silk Road.
- The Ismail Samani Mausoleum complex, built 950 AD. Bukhara
- The holiest spot in Muslim Central Asia. The tomb-shrine of Bahuddin Naqshbandi. Bukhara
- The entrance to the Ark (Fortress) complex (19th century, prior to Russian conquest). Bukhara
- The Char Minar Madrassa (Islamic School of Learning). Bukhara
- The Ulugh Beg Madrassa. Bukhara
- The Abdul Aziz Madrassa. Bukhara
- View of Bukhara from the Ark Fortress
- The Kalan Minaret. Chingis Khan the Mongol conqueror of the 13th century was impressed by this monument
- Uzbek currency known as a 'som'
- The Chasma Ayub (Well of Job), holy shrine built in the 1100s AD. Bukhara
- The Nadir Divan Begi Madrassa. Spectacular tiling from the 1600s. Bukhara
- The Registan Square in Samarkand 'the Golden', capital of Tamerlane the Conqueror in the 1300s.
- The Registan complex, center of Tamerlane's Eurasian empire
- Closeup of the beautiful tile-work covering the Sher Dor Madrassa
- Interior, study halls inside the Sher Dor Madrassa
- Uzbek 'som' worth aprox. $ 1.30.
- The massive Bibi Hanum mausoleum built by Tamerlane for his wife. Samarkand
- The Shah-i Zinda mausoleum complex on hills overlooking Samarkand
- Closeup of the Shah-i Zinda featuring swastika tile motives
- The Gur-i Emir (Tomb of the Commander) built to house Tamerlane's body 14th century. Samarkand
- Uzbek worshippers in Samarkand, 19th century
- Gate into the desert oasis city of Khiva. Site of the slave raiding Khanate-state of Khiva.
- Overview of Khiva from city walls (Khan's throne room and court on bottom left)
- Madrassa in Khiva
- Entrance into Khan's court. For centuries Khiva was a Medival time-warp
- View into the Khan's court
- Exit from the Khan's court
- Depiction of the Khan of Khiva counting the decapitated heads of Russians
- Fortune reader, Khiva