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Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Shirdar madrasah
Shirdar madrasah on Rīgestān Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Gūr-e Amīr
The Gūr-e Amīr (mausoleum of Timur), Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Shāh-e Zendah
Shāh-e Zendah group of mausoleums and mosques in Samarkand, southeastern Uzbekistan,...
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Gur-e Amir
Gur-e Amir (mausoleum of Timur), Samarkand, Uzebekistan.
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mausoleum of al-Bukhārī
Mausoleum of al-Bukhārī, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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