Samarkandskiia drevnosti. Mavzolei sviatago Sheikha Nuretdina Bashira Kutbi-Chaardakhum. Obshchii vid s iuga
Summary
Photograph shows the mausoleum in front of which are cannons and a Russian soldier.
Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' arkheologicheskai︢a..., 1871-1872, part 1, vol. 2, pl. 129.
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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Date
01/01/1868
Contributors
Bogaevskīĭ, N. V., photographer
Location
Uzbekistan, 40.72827, 72.09065
Source
Library of Congress
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