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Ishratkhana Mausoleum
This was the last monument in my trip to Uzbekistan, when I was wrapping up my tour across Samarkand. After having lunch on the last day, I decided to check this place out as it was located within walking distance from the place where I was having lunch. Let me warn you that this place…
Polish War Cemetery Shahrisabz
While visiting important tourist places in Shahrisabz in Uzbekistan, tourists usually go to the most popular tourist destination like Ak-Saray Palace, which is natural, but for me, I am always on the lookout for something different, and going through the map, I saw that there is a Polish War Cemetery in Shahrisabz. I wanted to…
Best Places To Visit In Shahrisabz
On my last day of tour of Uzbekistan, I decided to visit Shahrisabz the place where the great leader Timur was born. You can cover Shahrisabz as a day trip from Samarkand and I would highly recommend this as there is a lot to see here and the journey to Shahrisabz also is very scenic….
Afrasiab Museum and Afrasiab Archeological Site
If you are touring Samarkand then chances are that you have crisscrossed the Afrasiab Archeological Site for sure as some of the tourist attractions like Shahi-i-Zinda, Saint Daniels Tomb, and Mausoleum of Islam Karimov are located at the edges of the site. Summing up my trip to Samarkand was a trip to Afrasiab Museum and…
Shah-i-Zinda
Our next destination in Samarkand, Uzbekistan is Shah-i-Zinda, or the necropolis of Samarkand consisting of grand mausoleums and tombs belonging to the royal family. This place is considered one of the holiest shrines in Samarkand if not in the whole Islamic world since it is believed that Qusam ibn-Abbas is buried here in this cemetery….
Bibi Khanym Mosque
Samarkand is a true treasure trove for Uzbekistan just like the city of Luxor in Egypt with the best tourist places in this city it’s a must-visit for visitors. Our next stop of the day is Bibi Khanym Mosque which has a direct connection with India, after all this mosque was built by Timur with…
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Subhadip Mukherjee
(Indian Vagabond)
I am an award-winning blogger, vlogger, and photographer from Kolkata, India. I have been blogging for over 17 years and I have been featured across major news dailies. My photographs have been used over the years across news portals, newspapers, and various other media. Some of my blogs are research materials often used by students in their doctoral thesis.
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Why are you sad to see the devi statues? The locals pray and maintain them…
thankyou for the informative blog , however it is sad to see the condition of the devi statues .
Some of the Rajbari now allow tourists, you may contact them.
Thank you…
Very impressive report, much gratitude to you for sharing the with interest people
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