Central Asia 2016
Cotton (Uzbek cotton is
used to make banknotes in South Korea)
Entrance to Khiva inner
town
Khiva used to be one of the main Silk Road
towns
There are more than 50
historic monuments within the old town
Khiva
Tash Hauli Palace seen
from the viewpoint
Tash Hauli Palace
One of the girls selling
souvenirs in Tash Hauli Palace
Postcard view of Khiva
Islam Khodja Minaret
Khiva Itchan Kala (Inner
town)
Only one camel left in
this Silk Road town
Djuma mosque with 112
columns taken from ancient structures
Khiva outside the city
walls
Khiva
Khiva
Every morning residents
sweep the Inner Town streets
Morning sweeping
Evening view of Khiva
Islam Khodja is the
highest minaret in Khiva (56m)
It's possible to climb
this minaret (by steep and narrow steps)
The tower was supposed to
be a minaret, but the Khan died
This old madrassah is a
hotel now (Orient Star)
Itchan Kala in Khiva was
the first site in Uzbekistan on the World Heritage List