Shah-i-Zinda Archives https://novastan.org/en/tag/shah-i-zinda/ Read all the news and analysis from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Wed, 28 May 2025 08:25:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://novastan.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/08/cropped-Logo_2_2000-1700-300DPI-32x32.png Shah-i-Zinda Archives https://novastan.org/en/tag/shah-i-zinda/ 32 32 Morning mist over Shah-i-Zinda https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/morning-mist-over-shah-i-zinda/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/morning-mist-over-shah-i-zinda/#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 04:07:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=47518 Morning mist over Shah-i-Zinda

While the magic of the site continues to work in the eyes of novices, the many restorations imposed on the necropolis of Shah-i-Zinda in recent years (visible in this photo) are a cause for concern for many connoisseurs. Credits : Jan Ritter (@janritter10, Austria)

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While the magic of the site continues to work in the eyes of novices, the many restorations imposed on the necropolis of Shah-i-Zinda in recent years (visible in this photo) are a cause for concern for many connoisseurs.

Credits : Jan Ritter (@janritter10, Austria)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/morning-mist-over-shah-i-zinda/feed/ 0 Mosiacs at Shah-i-Zinda https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/mosiacs-at-shah-i-zinda/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/mosiacs-at-shah-i-zinda/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:00:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=47155 Mosiacs at Shah-i-Zinda

It is typically frowned upon in Islam to depict living beings or humans in artwork. The mosaics of Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, represent symbols that are meaningful to the Muslim religion. Credits: Ashley and Quentin (France, https://www.enselle.voyage)

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It is typically frowned upon in Islam to depict living beings or humans in artwork.

The mosaics of Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, represent symbols that are meaningful to the Muslim religion.

Credits: Ashley and Quentin (France, https://www.enselle.voyage)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/mosiacs-at-shah-i-zinda/feed/ 0 The Domes of Samarkand https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/the-domes-of-samarkand/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/the-domes-of-samarkand/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:50:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=45720 The Domes of Samarkand

A different view of the striking architecture in the center of Samarkand. The heart of the ancient Silk Road, Samarkand city is a blend of the old and new. Photo: Ashley & Quentin (France)

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A different view of the striking architecture in the center of Samarkand. The heart of the ancient Silk Road, Samarkand city is a blend of the old and new.

Photo: Ashley & Quentin (France)

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/the-domes-of-samarkand/feed/ 0 Tile splendour https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/tile-splendour/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/tile-splendour/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:16:05 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=43194 Tile splendour

The necropolis of Shakh-i-Zinda in Samarkand is a unique testimony to Timurid architecture and tesselation – tiles in vibrant colours intricately assembled into mosaics. Credit: Akbar Ibragimov (Uzbekistan)

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The necropolis of Shakh-i-Zinda in Samarkand is a unique testimony to Timurid architecture and tesselation – tiles in vibrant colours intricately assembled into mosaics.

Credit: Akbar Ibragimov (Uzbekistan)

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