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Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Grobnitsa sviatago Kussama ibni Abassa (Shakh-Zinde) i mavzolei pri nei. Mavzolei Sha-Arap. Chast' kolony [sic] (sterzhen')

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Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskaia ..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 1, pl. 54.

Samarkand is one of the oldest inhabited cities in Central Asia, prospering from its location on the trade route between China and the Mediterranean (Silk Road). Researchers of the Institute of Archeology of Samarkand argue for the existence of the city between the 8th and 7th centuries BC.

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shah i zindah uzbekistan samarqand tombs and sepulchral monuments architectural decorations and ornaments drawings color russian zaaglyk samarkandskiia drevnosti grobnitsa sviatago kussama ibni abassa grobnitsa sviatago kussama ibni abassa shakh zinde mavzolei nei i mavzolei pri nei sha arap mavzolei sha arap chast kolony sterzhen 1865 russia russian empire 19th century 19th century drawing samarkand history of russia l a shostak drawing mavzolei pri nei ultra high resolution high resolution ornament pattern designs library of congress
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01/01/1865
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Shostak, L. A., artist
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Antiquities of Samarkand

Antiquities of Samarkand. Creator(s): Bogaevskīĭ, N. V., photographer, albumen prints. 1865 - 1872
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shah i zindah uzbekistan samarqand tombs and sepulchral monuments architectural decorations and ornaments drawings color russian zaaglyk samarkandskiia drevnosti grobnitsa sviatago kussama ibni abassa grobnitsa sviatago kussama ibni abassa shakh zinde mavzolei nei i mavzolei pri nei sha arap mavzolei sha arap chast kolony sterzhen 1865 russia russian empire 19th century 19th century drawing samarkand history of russia l a shostak drawing mavzolei pri nei ultra high resolution high resolution ornament pattern designs library of congress