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Bukhara

High angle view of the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah, 1535, (left) and the Kalyan Minaret, 12th century, (right) Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The Mir-i Arab Madrasah was built by the Shaybany Ubaydallah Khan, and is still a functioning madrasah. The baked brick minaret, commissioned by Arslan Khan and designed by Bako, is 48 metres high and its diametre is 9 metres at the bottom and 6 metres at the top. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.

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Uzbekistan, Central Asia
High angle view of the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah, 1535, (left) and the Kalyan Minaret, 12th century, (right) Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The Mir-i Arab Madrasah was built by the Shaybany Ubaydallah Khan, and is still a functioning madrasah. The baked brick minaret, commissioned by Arslan Khan and designed by Bako, is 48 metres high and its diametre is 9 metres at the bottom and 6 metres at the top. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.