Khiva (2010 and 2012)
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In an empty restaurant along the road across the Uzbek desert from
Bukhara to Khiva.
Fortification walls around old Khiva and access gates in this wall.
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Views over old Khiva:
- from the roofs of the Kunya-Ark citadel.
View toward the east, with the Mohammed Rakhim Khan madrassah on the left and the Islam Khoja minaret
on the right.
View toward the south with the Kalta-minor minaret at the center-left and the Mohammed
Amin Khan madrassah on its right.
- from the top of Islam Khoja minaret.
View toward the north, with the minaret
of the Juma mosque at the center-left.
View toward
the west, with the Pakhlavan Makhmoud
mausoleum at the center and the Kalta-minor minaret
further behind (at the top-center). The Mohammed Amin Khan madrassah is clearly
visible on the left of the Kalta-minor minaret. The Kunya-Ark
citadel is on the right of that minaret.
Statue of Al-Khwarizmi, near the Ota-Darvoza gate (third gate shown above), just outside the fortification
walls. Al-Khwarizmi (c. 780 - c. 850) is a famous mathematician who made
multiple contributions to algebra and arithmetic. His name suggests that he was
born near Khiva. The word ′′algorithm′′ stems from his
name.
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Main street of old Khiva early in the morning.
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Other street views.
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Old finely crafted doors.
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Kunya-Ark citadel:
- Entrance gate.
- Inside the citadel.
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Entrance portal of the Mohammed Rahim Khan madrassah.
Entrance portal of the Mohammed Amin Khan Madrassah.
Kalta-minor minaret (29m high and 14.5m in
diameter at the base), adjacent to the Mohammed Amin Khan Madrassah. The
minaret was intended to be much higher (probably between 70 to 110m). But the
ruler of Khiva who wanted it built was killed before completion in 1855 and the
construction was stopped.
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Dome of the Pakhlavan Makhmoud
mausoleum.
Islam Khoja minaret (44m high, 10m in diameter at the base).
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Juma (Friday) mosque. This beautiful mosque
has no portal, no dome, and no courtyard. It consists of a single hall, the
ceiling of which rests on 215 wooden pillars. Only a few pillars are original.
Tash Khovli palace, which combines several
buildings and three distinct courtyards.
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Allakuli Khan madrasah.
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