Tag: Uzbekistan
New Year in Tashkent
Novastan wishes you a Happy New… [...]
Hardening Positions on Afghanistan following Summit in Dushanbe
Held on 17 September in Dushanbe, the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) clarified member countries’ positions on Afghanistan. Bringing together China, Russia, and… [...]
Mosque in the Jewish quarter
In the winding old town of Samarkand there is a small mosque in the Jewish quarter for the coexistence of different religions in a small space. Credit: Justine… [...]
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Symbolic dome
The unique dome of the Gur Emir Mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, has 64 evenly spaced ribs, each of which is supposed to represent one year of the Prophet… [...]
Tashkent South Station
The entrance hall at the South Station of the Uzbek capital Tashkent, which was built just a few years ago, mixes elements of Soviet and Islamic architecture. Credit :… [...]
Aralsk: Pictures of the Vanished Aral Sea
A PLACE IN CENTRAL ASIA – A victim of one of the greatest ecological catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Aral Sea, which is located in northern Uzbekistan and… [...]
Morning walk
The morning walk for bread in the countryside of the Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan. Credit: Saxon Bosworth (United Kingdom)Find all of our photos of the day… [...]
