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Samarkand

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