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a series of travel images from Central Asia, the Silk Road, Kazakhstan. A country in central Asia that shares borders with Russia, China, and the Central Asian countries of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. It's a landlocked country with a coastline in the west on the Caspian Sea. It was part of the Soviet Union until its independence in 1991. Being the ninth largest country in the world it's inhabitants number just around 20 million; large parts of the country are quite sparse desert or steppe country. In this trip we visit Almaty, the largest city with a surprising European feel to it. The Kozha Akhmed Yasaui Mausoleum, in Turkestan is one of the architectural highlights in the country. Taraz, and Shymkent, also in the south of the country are visited on the way.
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the mausoleum of Kozha Akhmed Yasaui, a Sufi teacher in Turkestan, is on the Unesco World Heritage list
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - dome of the Kozha Akhmed Yasaui (Yasawi) Mausoleum, Turkestan
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the Kozha Akhmed Yasaui (Yasawi) Mausoleum, built under Timur rule
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Kufi writing, Kozha Akhmed Yasaui Mausoleum, Turkestan
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the Kozha Akhmed Yasaui Mausoleum
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - domes of the Kozha Akhmed Yasaui (Yasawi) Mausoleum, Turkestan
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - pilgrims at the Kozha Akhmed Yasaui Mausoleum, Turkestan
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - an amulet protecting from the evil eye
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the mausoleum of Kozha Akhmed Yasaui, a Sufi teacher, Turkestan, Unesco World Heritage list
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - a 'wishing well'
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the Kozha Akhmed Yasaui Mausoleum
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the 14th Century Kozha Akhmed Yasaui Mausoleum
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - devout pilgrims at the Kozha Akhmed Yasaui Mausoleum
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - dome of the Kozha Akhmed Yasaui (Yasawi) Mausoleum, Turkestan
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the Kozha Akhmed Yasaui (Yasawi) Mausoleum, Turkestan
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the vast and empty Kazakh steppe
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the vast and empty Kazakh steppe, road to Shymkent
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the Kyrgyz Alatau (Ala Too) Mountains near Taraz
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - busstop on the Kazakh steppe, road to Shymkent
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - rural landscape near Taraz
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Soviet era apartment blocks in Shymkent
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - government propaganda, Shymkent
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - boys delivering bread, Shymkent
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the Kyrgyz Alatau (Ala Too) Mountains near Taraz
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the restored mausoleum of Aysha Bibi, 11th or 12th-century, near Taraz
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - detail of the mausoleum of Aysha Bibi, Kara-Khanid period
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the mausoleum of Aysha Bibi, near Taraz
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - local men, pilgrims at Aysha Bibi
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - local man at Aysha Bibi
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - local man at Aysha Bibi
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - pilgrims at the Aysha Bibi Mausoleum
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - wedding party at Aysha Bibi
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - pilgrims' shoes at the Aysha Bibi Mausoleum
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - local man at Aysha Bibi
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the restored mausoleum of Aysha Bibi, near Taraz
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - pilgrims at the Aysha Bibi Mausoleum
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - pilgrims at the Aysha Bibi Mausoleum
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the old House of Parliament, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Zenkov cathedral, the fourth tallest wooden building in the world, Panfilov park, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Zenkov cathedral, Panfilov park, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - World War II monument, Panfilov Park, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus), Panfilov Park, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Zenkov cathedral, Panfilov park, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - World War II monument, Panfilov Park, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Zenkov cathedral, Panfilov park, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - mosaic with national heroes, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - old Soviet era symbols, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Zenkov cathedral, Panfilov park, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - St Nicholas Cathedral, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - inside St Nicholas Cathedral, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - St Nicholas Cathedral, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - independence monument square, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - limousine at a wedding. Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Soviet era sports stadium, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Golden Man, a Scythian warrior, a national symbol
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - cable car to Kóktyube Hill, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the view from the cable car up Kóktyube Hill, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the view from Kóktyube Hill, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - the view from Kóktyube Hill, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - street musicians, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - apartment flats, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - modern apartment flats, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Abay Kunanbayev, a poet and song composer, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - Zenkov cathedral, the fourth tallest wooden building in the world, Panfilov park, Almaty
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Pictures of Kazakhstan - Silk Road - wooden architecture, Dom Takani, Almaty