Tag: Samanid
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Day 16
Khujand, Tajikistan to Dushanbe, Tajikistan Drive out of Khujand First 90 minutes or so Stop in Istaravshan In the foothills of the Turkistan Range this 2,500 year old city is renown for traditional crafts. We spent some time watching the metal smiths at work. Drive out of Ura-Tyube (that’s the Soviet name for Istaravshan) As…
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Baklava, Buckwheat, Buick, Central Asia, Coal mine, Cyrus the Great, Dushanbe, Engine trouble, Ferrari, Fountain, History, Honey, Ibn Sina, Independence, Istaravshan, Khujand, King Solmoni, Knife maker, Mascara, Melon, Metal smith, Mountains, National Theater, Peacock, Persian Poetry, Plow, Pomegranate, Presidential Palace, Quail, Rudaki, Samanid, silk road, Tajikistan, travel, Tunnel, Turkestan Mountains, Ura-Tyube, Zarafshon Range
