Gradually getting my blog back in-line with my schedule now that I am in Uzbekistan.
These photos are from my visit Khiva yesterday.
“I love Khiva” sign welcoming people to the city.
Sun setting behind the city wall.
Kutlug Murad Inak Madrasah.
Islam Khodja Mosque Minaret in the background and Juma Mosque Minaret in the foreground.
To the left of the picture is the outer wall of Kunya Ark Fortress with a watchtower.
Finely carved wooden column.
Street market within the old city with a four legged resident looking on.
Kalta Minor Minaret at Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah.
The twin-turreted West Gate of Khiva.
A room in Kunya Ark.
Some sort of marker on the floor in Kunya Ark.
Ceramic wall tiles in Kunya Ark.
Wooden door at Kunya Ark.
Ceiling in Kunya Ark.
Ceramic wall tiles in Kunya Ark.
Carved door of Juma Mosque.
Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasah.
Washing the “beast” outside Islambek Hotel.
Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah connected by walkway to Kalta Minor Minaret.
Currency exchange.
Arched entrance to the restaurant of Orient Star Khiva Hotel.
Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum and Islam Khodja Mosque Minaret.
Handmade ladder against handmade mud wall.
Carved wooden door.
Inside the Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum complex.
Inside the Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum complex.
Inside the Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum complex. Stone arch with what appears to be some type of altar.
Looks like trunking has been attached to the wall and someone has tried their best to camouflage it by trying to match the colour of the brickwork and cement.
Narrow street in Khiva with people selling their homemade wares.
Traditional Uzbek clothing for a woman.
Traditional Uzbek clothing for a man.
Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum complex.
Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum.
Islam Khodja Mosque Minaret.
Islam Khodja Mosque Minaret.
Mannequin dressed in traditional Uzbek clothing for a man. The robe is called as chapan and this is tied with a kerchief or a band called a belbog . The wide trousers with narrow ankles are called ishton. The hat is called a papakha.
Preserved ancient mural wall tiles on display.
Tomb near Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum.
The dome, the largest in Khiva, of Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum.
Carved wooden columns on stone bases supporting ceiling of Juma Mosque.
Centre piece of the Juma Mosque.
Interior of Juma Mosque.
One of the detailed carved columns in Juma Mosque.
View from the top of the Juma Mosque Minaret I climbed.
View of the Islam Khodja Mosque Minaret and surrounding area from the Juma Mosque Minaret.
View of the Islam Khodja Mosque Minaret and surrounding area from the Juma Mosque Minaret.
View of Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum complex to the right from the Juma Mosque Minaret.
Looking out from the Juma Mosque Minaret at the narrow streets leading to the mosque.
Looking down to the street below from the top of the Juma Mosque Minaret.
Another country, another selfie. This time at the top of the Juma Mosque Minaret.
Sorry Sew, not a good idea leaving via the window at this height.
Looking through the centre of the window grill you can make out Alla Kuli Khan Madrasah with the blue tiled arched facade.
View across the old city through one of several what appears to be lookout points within the Juma Mosque Minaret.
Juma Mosque Minaret.
Mannequin playing a nay dressed in traditional Uzbek clothing for a man. The robe is called as chapan and this is tied with a kerchief or a band called a belbog . The wide trousers with narrow ankles are called ishton. The hat is called a papakha.
A room in Kunya Ark.
Ceiling in Kunya Ark.
Reproduction ceramic tiles for sale.
Sun beginning to set behind a watchtower on the old city wall.
Light beginning to fade over Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah and Kalta Minor Minaret.
Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasah.
Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasah as the sun begins to go down.
Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasah at night.
Closer look at the detailed artwork of the Kalta Minor Minaret.
