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Manzhyly, KyrgyzstanRead more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities and our perfect day at Lake Issyk-Kul.
We noticed that several people were buried inside a structure that looked like the metal frame of a yurt. Manzhyly, southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake.Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities and our perfect day at Lake Issyk-Kul.
The burial site for Samarkand's elite. To read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road and tourism in Uzbekistan.
The Jewish cemetery was part of our walking tour around the old Jewish quarter in Krakow. As the tour guide explained, the cemetery took a number of beatings, first by the Nazis in WWII, then by the Soviets whose heavy industry on the outskirts of town caused acid rain to erode the 400+ year-old tombstones. Metal covers on some of the tombstones are there to protect against acid rain. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A grandma's image is engraved onto a grave near Khor Virap church. Armenian cemeteries are full of such lifelike engravings. Read more about Armenia's sights and churches.
Graves throughout Uzbekistan (and Central Asia) often have the image of the deceased engraved on the tombstone. Some images are more realistic than others... Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Crescent moons, a sign of Islam, at Mizdakhan cemetery.Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
A teacup and fading memorial photograph at Mizdakhan cemetery in Nukus, Uzbekistan. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Cemetery at Manzhyly on the southern shore of Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk-Kul.Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities and our perfect day at Lake Issyk-Kul.
Once a large Khorezm trading center during the Middle Ages, the remains of Mizdakhan now include a fasinating cemetery full of mausoleums. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
En route to Mary, we stopped at a cemetery called Sehitli Sem. It is believed that the cemetery grew up around the grave of a Sehit (martyr in Arabic). It houses both Turkmen and Kazakh graves. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities and our perfect day at Lake Issyk-Kul.
Southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul at Manzhyly, Kyrgyzstan.www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/10/a-perfect-day/
Colorful tiles mark the top of a mausoleum at Mizdakhan cemetery outside of Nukus, Uzbekistan. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Mizdakhan cemetery, a sea of mausoleums piled one on top of the other, dates back to the 11th century. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Mizdakhan cemetery outside of Nukus hosts mausoleums and mosques dating as far back as the 11th century. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
A shot of the Mizdakhan cemetery skyline, with its melange of Kazakh, Turkmen and Uzbek graves and mausoleums. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan For more reading on Uzbekistan:www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/a-real-peek-at-uzbekista...www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/uzbekistan-overchargistan/
Crescent moons mark the religion of the deceased at Mizdakhan cemetery (outside Nukus, Uzbekistan). For more reading on Uzbekistan:www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/a-real-peek-at-uzbekista...www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/uzbekistan-overchargistan/
A row of mausoleums covered with bright tile works and turquoise domes line the main walkway in Samarkand's cemetery. For more reading on Uzbekistan:www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/a-real-peek-at-uzbekista...www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/uzbekistan-overchargistan/
Whitewash typical of Uzbek gravesites...Taken at Mizdakhan cemetery in Nukus, Uzbekistan. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Brightly colored tiled fronts and domes decorate the mausoleums in Samarkand. Timur's Guri Amir Mausoleum is in the background with its turquoise dome. To read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road and tourism in Uzbekistan.
The ladders pictured here are used to carry the body to the cemetery during the funeral and are left atop the grave after the ceremony. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Mausoleums from the 20th century to the 12th century at Mizdakhan cemetery outside of Nukus, Uzbekistan.Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
The cemetery at Manzhyly and beautiful surroundings serve as a peaceful final resting place.Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities and our perfect day at Lake Issyk-Kul.
