The Shah e Zinda Complex
The final resting place of Qussam Bin Abbas (RA)
The final resting place of imam Bukhari (RA)
Click on the video below to hear Bukhari Shareef being recited.
The Maqaam of Hazrat Danyal (AS)
The spring near the Maqaam of Hazrat Danyal (AS)
The closed well
Raigistan square
Jumma Salaat in Raigastaan Square
The Ulugh Beg Madressa
The Tilla-Kori Madressa
The minbar from the winter palace
The Sher-Dor Madressa
The inscription reads the first thing that Allah created was the pen
The Masjid of Khizar (AS)
The Amir Temur Mosque
The Masjid in the small village where were we stopped to pray Asar Salaat on the way back from Samarkand to Tashkent
The Mausoleum of Bibi Khanum - The wife of Amir Temur
The Mausoleum of Amir Temur
A map of Amir Temur’s Empire
Amir Temur’s family tree
Accommodation In Samarkand
The Jacuzzi and the swimming pool
Breakfast at the hotel
French toast
Lemon tea
Dinner at the Samarkand restaurant
Swarma
Vanilla ice cream 🍨 and a strawberry 🍓 mojito
Pilov at the Joni Osh Restaurant on Saturday
The intensity of the flavour was surprising
Beef pilov
The drink made from dried apricots, it’s supposed to be good for the heart
Strawberry 🍓 ice from the ice cream shop just next to the Joni Osh restaurant
Lunch at the Ulugbek restaurant
Soups for starters
The meat ball soup garnished with a crumbled quail egg
The hearty and fragrant meat soup
Dinner at the restaurant next to the Masjid of Khizar (AS)
The Siyob Bazaar
The famous Samarkand bread
The buggy goes from Siyob Bazaar to Raigitaan Square and back