| 单词 | Samarkand |
| 例句 | Would Samarkand or Cathay or Cipango have suffered the same fate if visited? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Paper production was confined to the Far East until the year 751, when, some historians believe, Muslim conquerors of Central Asia carried the secrets of the trade to Samarkand. Can a Papermaker Help to Save Civilization? 2012-02-17T21:39:00Z But I need to make clear that I therefore regard The Permanent Way, Stuff Happens, Murder in Samarkand, Gethsemane and The Power of Yes as something entirely different from journalism. Mere fact, mere fiction 2010-04-16T23:10:00Z When the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the family fled to Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Ilya Kabakov, Soviet-Born Artist of Immersive Installations, Dies at 89 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z It spread north and east to Samarkand, Tashkent and the Fergana Valley. Review | Are these the most beautiful textiles in the world? 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Dylanwolf numbered Samarkand among the 10 brilliant books in translation he has read this year. What are you reading today? 2012-10-02T16:22:00Z Thus was born the Nightingale of Samarkand, who was lowered in a cage during the bed scene while shrilling an insane modal tune to keep the Princess awake. The Princess and the Poconos 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z As for the Central Asia that Mr Frankopan cites in his conclusion, the region of fabled entrepots like Samarkand and Bukhara, it certainly has the attention of both Russia and China. Brilliant threads 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z So it was, back in September 1970, that I made my way up Lansdowne Rise and round the corner to the Samarkand hotel after reading the news today, oh boy. The London years 2010-08-07T23:02:00Z The next year, Mr. Jourdan starred on Broadway as a magician in “Tonight in Samarkand,” a short-lived drama set in a traveling circus in France. Louis Jourdan, who epitomized Gallic charm in Hollywood movies, dies at 93 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z By the third hour in a field on the outskirts of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, my hair had taken on the hue of the dust that filled the air in roaming clouds. In a Year of Perpetual Motion, Moments That Stopped Time 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z He also became a good friend of a young diplomat named James Elroy Flecker, author of that wonderfully “Oriental” poem “The Golden Journey to Samarkand.” The early years of the real Lawrence of Arabia 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Central Asia This vast area of the Islamic world also contains some of its greatest highlights: Samarkand’s blue domes, Bukhara’s maze-like old town and Khiva’s fortress walls – and that is just in Uzbekistan. Can Middle East tourism ever recover? 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z “Cooked correctly, plov is beautifully aromatic, steaming and almost melting in the mouth,” says Caroline Eden, author of books including “Samarkand” and “Red Sands,” both of which document her travels through Uzbekistan. Plov with chicken: A hearty rice pilaf studded with sweet pops of flavor and aromas of Uzbekistan 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z He said he didn’t get much sleep before he visited a mausoleum the next morning, followed by a tour of the Afrasiyab Museum in Samarkand. Kevin Spacey says he was rushed to the hospital with heart-attack symptoms 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z He was born in Samarkand in Uzbekistan to a Crimean Tatar family that was deported from then Soviet Crimea in the 1940s. Factbox: Who is Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's likely new defence minister? 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z India announced in May that the summit would be held online instead of in-person like last year in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where Putin posed for photographs and dined with other leaders. Putin will speak with leaders of China and India in his first summit since the Wagner insurrection 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Modi and Putin met in September on the sidelines of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in the city of Samarkand, in Uzbekistan. What to know about India’s ties with Russia 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z He taxed the inhabitants of vanquished cities heavily and sent skilled artisans to work in his capital in Samarkand, but he spared people’s lives. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The two men saw each other again last September at a security conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. China as Peacemaker in the Ukraine War? The U.S. and Europe Are Skeptical. 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Xi and Putin have spoken several times since the war began, including in person on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in September. China’s Xi to meet Putin in Russia next week 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z When Pil was a child in Samarkand, an ancient Silk Road city in Uzbekistan, he was part of an underground synagogue. After a man burst in with a gun, a San Francisco synagogue confronts hate 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z In Uzbekistan, authorities have helped launch a new airline called Silk Avia and another called Air Samarkand, hoping to capitalise on the increase in traffic. Analysis-Central Asian aviation sees opportunities in Ukraine crisis 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z By the eighth century, however, parts of Sogdiana including Samarkand were ruled by the expanding Islamic caliphate, which saw the potential in monopolizing the central Asian corridor of the Silk Roads. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Xi and Raisi pledged to forge a stronger alliance when they last met in person on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in the Uzbek city of Samarkand in September. China's Xi to host Iranian president amid tensions with U.S. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The two leaders met last September in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, when Xi underscored China’s support for Iran. Iranian President Raisi to visit China to shore up ties 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z In September, he ventured abroad for the first time in almost three years to visit Kazakhstan, then attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A more pragmatic Xi Jinping launches a global charm offensive for China 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z “I am afraid Russia is not ready to withdraw and as far as it doesn’t withdraw, peace will not be possible,” Borrell told Reuters in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. EU says Russia is not yet ready for peace in Ukraine 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z His armies conquered, plundered the riches of the defeated cities, seized artisans and whoever else might be of use to Timur, and sent the wealth and captives on to Samarkand. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A hundred years ago, Dushanbe was only a village between Kabul and Samarkand. Your Friday Briefing: A COP 27 Preview 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Sogdian trading networks once stretched from Samarkand into ancient China and India. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Capitals like Tashkent and Samarkand offer histories both horrifying and rich, in which the Mennonite presence is one of the latest and strangest elements; just the sort of glittery mix irresistible to a magpie. Review: A "mixed" memoirist's Silk Road travelogue becomes a road map to sanctuary 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z At the start of a meeting at a summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, last month, Mr. Putin acknowledged that President Xi Jinping of China had “questions and concerns” about the war. Biden Calls on World to Punish Russia for Attempt to Annex Ukrainian Land 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Although conquered people might have been met with brutality, artists, architects, and artisans were spared and sent to Samarkand. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z News of the possible exchange came soon after Mr. Putin met with Mr. Erdogan last week in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to discuss the war. Erdogan says Russia should return all captured Ukrainian territory. 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z For Tajiks, perhaps the worst example of capricious Soviet demarcation was the decision to attach Bukhara and Samarkand, which had Persian-speaking majorities, to the Soviet Socialist Republic of Uzbekistan in 1924. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z “We understand your questions and concerns” about Ukraine, he told Xi at a summit meeting in the central Asian city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Putin's brutality in Ukraine can get worse. Get ready for a chilly winter 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z "The Kyiv authorities announced that they have launched and are conducting an active counteroffensive operation," Putin said on Friday after a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. Ukrainians search grave site after Russians driven out 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Some Chinese prisoners of war from the battle were said to be papermakers who were taken to Samarkand and Khurasan, where they began to build paper mills. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But in Samarkand on Thursday, the Russian president looked more of an earnest supplicant, conceding that China had “concern and questions” over the war, and promising to answer them. For Putin and Xi, Ukraine war creates wrinkle in ‘no limits’ friendship 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Tajiks remained furious about the division for decades, with one historian comparing Tajikistan without Samarkand and Bukhara to “France without Paris.” The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Putin made the remarks during an appearance with Modi in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where they are attending a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Modi rebukes Putin over war in Ukraine 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z This week's visit to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand - where he met the Chinese leader Xi Jinping - highlights his need to foster ties with Asian countries after being sidelined by the West. Ukraine counter-offensive won't change Russia's plans – Putin 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Evidence suggests this may be merely a legend, however, and that papermills were probably already in existence in Samarkand by this time. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Fighting erupted along the two countries' border while their leaders attended a summit of a Russia- and China-led regional body in Uzbekistan's Samarkand. Kyrgyz, Tajik leaders meet, order ceasefire -Kyrgyz presidency 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z In the late 19th century, a German traveler to Bukhara recorded 96 dyeing workshops near Samarkand and 270 in the Ferghana Valley, where the borders of modern Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan interlock. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The one-day summit in the ancient city of Samarkand occurred against a backdrop of Russia’s attack on Ukraine and fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia. China’s Xi calls for effort to prevent ‘color revolutions’ 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z In meetings with Mr. Xi on Thursday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, ahead of a Chinese-led security conference on Friday, one leader after another pledged support for China’s territorial claim to Taiwan, a self-ruled island democracy. In the ‘Great Game’ of Central Asia, China’s Leader Seeks the Advantage 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Putin on Friday is scheduled to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in the Uzbekistan city of Samarkand. Cease-fire continues to hold between Armenia, Azerbaijan 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Xi, who is making his first foreign trip since the beginning of the pandemic, is attending a meeting this week of the China- and Russia-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. China's Xi skips dinner with Putin, allies as COVID precaution -source 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z His workshop was full of unpainted carved wooden panels and, in golden frames, abstract relief paintings called kundal, an art form that developed in 15th-century Samarkand to make flat surfaces look like three-dimensional textured brocade. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The two leaders met on the sidelines of a regional summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping: An increasingly unequal relationship 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Nebenzia said he expects Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in the Uzbekistan city of Samarkand, which was taking place Thursday and Friday. Cease-fire holds between Armenia and Azerbaijan 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan took place on the sidelines of a regional summit. Double Trouble: Putin-Xi sitdown produces pledge of a united front on world stage 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The Russian leader met his counterpart at a summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where he condemned "attempts to create a unipolar world". Putin hails China's 'balanced position' on Ukraine 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Xi and Putin meet in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan on Thursday. Factbox: How does the Xi and Putin 'no limits' partnership work? 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Upon his arrival late Wednesday in Uzbekistan, Mr. Xi was greeted at the airport in Samarkand by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who unlike Mr. Xi was not wearing a mask. Putin to meet with Xi, China’s leader, as their ties grow amid pressure from the West. 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The two leaders are in Samarkand to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional security group. Putin, Xi set to meet on Thursday in Samarkand 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The meeting in Samarkand will be the two leaders’ first face-to-face meeting since the invasion. Xi arrives in Central Asia, plans talks with Putin 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the recent fighting when they meet in Samarkand, Uzbekistan later this week, a senior Turkish official said on Wednesday. Turkey's Erdogan: Armenian attitude towards Azerbaijan will have consequences 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The summit will be held in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Thursday and Friday. China's Xi arrives in Uzbekistan -Chinese state media 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The meeting will take place Thursday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. U.S. futures rebound slightly after Tuesday’s rout 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Xi is due to fly to Samarkand in neighboring Uzbekistan for a summit of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization, led by China and Russia. China’s Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The meeting between Xi and Putin in Uzbekistan will take place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's summit in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan. Putin and Xi to discuss Ukraine and Taiwan, Kremlin says 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Xi Jinping will leave China for the first time in more than two years this week to meet Vladimir Putin at the ancient Silk Road entrepot of Samarkand. Break on through 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z The announcement came a week before the leaders of India and China will attend the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, meeting in Samarkand, the capital of Uzbekistan. 2 Years After Deadly Fistfights, India and China Pull Back From Border 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Erdogan and Putin agreed to discuss the issues in detail when they meet in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for a summit on Sept. 15-16, it added. Turkey can be facilitator on Ukraine nuclear plant, Erdogan tells Putin 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z The rise of the Ottoman Empire was briefly interrupted in the early 1400s by a rebellious warrior and conqueror from Samarkand in Central Asia. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z How many women did Shahryar, monarch of “the island or peninsula of India and China,” and his brother, Shah Zaman, sovereign ruler over barbarian Samarkand, actually kill? Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The location of the Samarkand Hotel back then, may have contributed to Hendrix's passing. Why Jimi Hendrix’s death at 27 is still shrouded in mystery, book reveals: ‘It was an avoidable accident’ 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z “I wanted to see Samarkand,” Mrs. McCain said by way of explanation. Roberta W. McCain, maverick mother of Sen. John McCain, dies 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z “I wanted to see Samarkand,” McCain said by way of explanation. Roberta McCain, ‘rebellious’ heiress, Navy wife and mother of senator, dies at 108 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z At the Samarkand Restaurant, with its baroque interiors and loud music, now Turkish and Uzbek, now Persian, Afghan and Russian, Aziz offered Madina wine. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z This is my theory: that the vizier, now ruler of Samarkand, was the wise king who came home to rule Shahryar’s kingdom. Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z But Dannemann, who was in London to see Hendrix, was at the Samarkand Hotel in a “scruffy area” of town. Why Jimi Hendrix’s death at 27 is still shrouded in mystery, book reveals: ‘It was an avoidable accident’ 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Samarkand lay beyond the horizon: I wanted to go not back, but on. A Poetic Journey Through Western China 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z He walks through the blue-tiled palaces of Samarkand in modern Uzbekistan as he recounts the victories of Tamerlane, and sails the Bosporus to re-create the brutal siege of Constantinople by Ottoman forces in 1453. Review | In 16 centuries of Islamic history, gilded kingdoms and faded glories 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Sandwiched in the middle, and famous for cruelty, decay and isolation, was the emirate of Bukhara, which included Samarkand. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z For, thanks to Scheherazade’s strategy, Shah Zaman was no longer king in Samarkand. Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Eden, author of two books of regional cuisine, “Samarkand” and “Black Sea,” plans to include a samsa recipe in her next effort, she said. Have you tried samsa? A mouthwatering Central Asian snack comes to Greater Seattle — these 3 places do it and other meat pockets well. 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z In ancient Uzbek cities like Samarkand, urban regeneration projects are stirring social tensions and threatening Unesco-listed historic neighbourhoods that are vital for tourism. Evicted without warning: sudden Tashkent demolitions spark anger 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Central Asia's most populous country boasts a wealth of well-preserved mosques and shrines in famous silk road cities like Samarkand and Bukhara. Land of a thousand shrines 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z The map of his campaigns looks like an explosion out of Samarkand in every direction through the civilized world. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z When the vizier arrived in Samarkand, he was greeted by the townspeople very joyfully, and all the local grandees prayed that he might reign over them for a long time. Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z "We're turning into North Korea. Journalists - if you are really passionate about our children's future, report about schools in Samarkand with no heating, toilets or even textbooks," complained one viewer in a representative comment. Uzbek row over 'short skirts' in school 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z In November, dozens of residents of one neighbourhood in Samarkand blocked off a street in a successful bid to prevent the bulldozers moving in. Evicted without warning: sudden Tashkent demolitions spark anger 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Samarkand is home to dozens of magnificent tombs. Land of a thousand shrines 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z For me, as someone who grew up in Delhi, the names of this region’s fabled caravan towns — Samarkand and Bukhara — were the most evocative of the Silk Road. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z This Shah Zaman gladly did, and Shahryar appointed to rule over Samarkand in his brother’s stead that same vizier who was now also his father-in-law. Opinion | Ask Yourself Which Books You Truly Love 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z Samarkand said the inmates were not told outright to renounce their religion, but the meaning was clear. 'My soul, where are you?': families of Muslims missing in China meet wall of silence 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Further disobedience would result in waterboarding or long periods strapped in agony in a metal contraption known as a “tiger chair,” Samarkand said, a punishment he said he suffered. Former inmates of China’s Muslim ‘reeducation’ camps tell of brainwashing, torture 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Karimov’s tomb, while grand, is not as spectacular as some of the towering, mosaicized monuments in Samarkand from the great Uzbek emperor Tamerlane’s era. Where is Googoosha, the Missing Uzbek First Daughter? 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The assiduous spirit of restoration contained an invisible agent, sanitizing and astringent, that hollowed “the East” out of Samarkand’s buildings, turning them into mere facades. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z The recent arrivals, many from the capital of Tashkent or Samarkand in the south, are moving to Brighton Beach, which is why Tashkent Supermarket opened there. After Terror Attack, Uzbek Community Faces Unwanted Attention, Again 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Samarkand was allowed to leave the camp after he attempted suicide. 'My soul, where are you?': families of Muslims missing in China meet wall of silence 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Samarkand said 5,700 people were detained in just one camp in the village of Karamagay, almost all ethnic Kazakhs and Uighurs, and not a single person from China’s Han majority ethnic group. Former inmates of China’s Muslim ‘reeducation’ camps tell of brainwashing, torture 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Speaking at a conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the EU’s Federica Mogherini said the agreement was “a major achievement of European and international multilateral diplomacy that is delivering”. EU to preserve Iran nuclear deal: Mogherini 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Glimmers of an older life were still visible in Samarkand. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Their eyes light up when I talk of the architectural achievements that tell the story of a diverse Muslim faith, spanning from Cordoba to Delhi, from Samarkand to Ghana. It’s harder than ever to teach Islamic art — but never more important 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z “Opposition’s bad,” mutters Shodir, a middle-aged man from Samarkand, who dismisses the regime’s foes as “maniacs”. Uzbekistan replaces one strongman with another 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Samarkand said he was allowed to leave for Kazakhstan to join his wife and children after the government confiscated his house and savings, worth about $190,000. Former inmates of China’s Muslim ‘reeducation’ camps tell of brainwashing, torture 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Speaking at a conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the EU’s Federica Mogherini said the agreement was “a major achievement of European and international multilateral diplomacy that is delivering”. EU to preserve Iran nuclear deal: Mogherini 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The unforgiving logic of trade had reduced the fabled cities of the old Silk Road — Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva — to backwaters. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Its author is clearly at home there; Eden leads tours to Samarkand and environs. Five new cookbooks look at the cuisine of the Silk Road 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z A respected opposition website posted pictures of cemetery workers in Samarkand, the president’s hometown, digging a fresh grave in a prominent location. Islam Karimov Dies at 78, Ending a Long, Ruthless Rule of Uzbekistan 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Putin arrived to express his condolences and visit a grave of Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov in Samarkand. Uzbekistan's new leader pledges better ties with Russia, US 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Uzbekistan’s widely criticised authoritarian leader, Islam Karimov, was hailed as a statesman and democrat by his government as he was laid to rest in the ancient silk road city of Samarkand. Uzbekistan president Islam Karimov laid to rest in lavish ceremony 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z “If you doubt our power,” Aziz said as we stood at the foot of Timur’s statue in Samarkand, “look upon our buildings.” In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z There was no sign of her among family members accompanying the funeral cortege to Samarkand. Uzbekistan prepares to bury veteran leader Karimov 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Uzbekistan remained open to tourists, drawn to spectacular 15th-century mosques and other monuments in Silk Road cities like Samarkand. Islam Karimov Dies at 78, Ending a Long, Ruthless Rule of Uzbekistan 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z In Samarkand, his coffin will be displayed in a city square from 9am for people to pay their last respects before being buried in a nearby cemetery, Russian news agencies reported, citing local officials. Uzbekistan prepares to bury veteran leader Islam Karimov 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was born Jan. 30, 1938, in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand, in what was then the Soviet Union, to an Uzbek father employed as a handyman and a Tajik mother. Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan strongman who exploited anti-terror fight, dies at 78 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z It had a specific cause: At Samarkand’s Registan square, I learned of the extent to which the city’s buildings, first under the Soviets and later under the Uzbeks, had been unsparingly restored. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Karimov is to be buried later on Saturday in his home city of Samarkand. Uzbekistan prepares to bury veteran leader Karimov 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Reports from diplomatic sources suggested several regional leaders were making plans to visit Samarkand for the funeral, with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expected to represent Russia. Islam Karimov: Uzbekistan to bury its strongman leader - BBC News 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Photos carried Friday by the respected Central Asian news website Fergana.ru showed what appeared to be undertakers in Samarkand working on a plot in the cemetery where Karimov’s family is buried. Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Dies at 78 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z But Samarkand is real all right—it’s the third largest city in Uzbekistan, and served as one of the key waypoints along the ancient Silk Road. 3 New Cookbooks for Travelers With Exotic Appetites 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The silence of a deserted street in Samarkand was interrupted by drumbeats and cars honking in tune. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z A short while later, state television footage showed Karimov's coffin being driven through the streets of Samarkand, also lined with people paying their respects, en route to the Karimov family home. Uzbekistan prepares to bury veteran leader Karimov 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Samarkand is no ordinary Silk Road city, but “Asia’s greatest store window,” writes Eden, a regular contributor to the Guardian, “where everything from rare spices to yak-tail fly whists were bartered and sold.” Cookbook of the week: 'Samarkand' maps the stories and food from around the Silk Road city 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The Samarkand airport said it would be closed to all flights except specially approved aircraft Saturday, according to U.S. Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Dies at 78 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The Tajiks resent Uzbekistan ruling the great cities of Samarkand and Bukhara that were historically Tajik; all four of his neighbours, to varying degrees, loathe Mr Karimov. Stans undelivered 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Speaking to reporters before his November meeting with Karimov in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand, Kerry spoke of “shared interests,” especially combating Islamic extremism, but his references to human rights were oblique. U.S. lifted Uzbekistan's rights ranking as cotton field abuses continued 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z One day, his plane settled in Samarkand, where he patiently endured a forty-five-minute lecture from the dictator of Uzbekistan. John Kerry’s Middle East Mission 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z “Samarkand: Recipes and Stories from Central Asia and the Caucasus” is not only the latter, but a particularly expansive and ambitious example of the genre. Cookbook of the week: 'Samarkand' maps the stories and food from around the Silk Road city 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Karimov will be buried Saturday in the ancient city of Samarkand, his birthplace, the government said in a statement. Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Dies at 78 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Videotape of the Sunday's incident in Samarkand shows a U.S. and an Uzbek security agent prodding the reporter to leave the room. State Dept says security officers' role in photo ops to be reviewed after Uzbekistan incident 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Related: Uzbekistan accused of brutal crackdown on activists investigating forced labour Kerry was in Samarkand to meet his five Central Asian counterparts and reassure them of continued US engagement. Kerry meets Uzbekistan leader, seen as one of world's most repressive 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z On Sunday, Kerry will fly to the ancient crossroads and melting pot of Samarkand in Uzbekistan to attend a diplomatic forum with the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian states and Washington. Kerry reassures central Asian ‘Stans’ they are not alone 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z He said the subject would be discussed when, later in his tour, Kerry meets foreign ministers from the five central Asian states in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. Kerry: US not entering 'into Syria's Civil War' by sending troops 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z However, the most attention is paid to perhaps two of the most legendary cities along the 4,000-mile trade route: Venice and Samarkand. Piaget Unveils Silk Road Inspired High Jewelry Collection 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Now, the ancient cities of Samarkand, Baku, Tashkent, and Bukhara are once again firing the world’s imagination. New Silk Road Could Change Global Economics Forever 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z But those roots are often split, linguistically and culturally, along regional lines — between Tashkent, the modern capital in the north, and Samarkand, the historical capital in the south. Accusations of Terrorism Worry Brooklyn’s Uzbek Community 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Chiygoz is 49 and was born in exile in Samarkand, Uzbekistan; his family was allowed to return to Crimea in the late 1980s. Strange Invasion: On the Ground as Russia Takes Crimea From Ukraine 2014-03-13T10:00:43Z They sailed as far as the Islamic Caliphate, which stretched from Samarkand in central Asia to Baghdad and Jerusalem, and adventured along the Mediterranean coast to Morocco. The Vikings' Route to Civilization 2014-03-04T23:21:01Z Samarkand, on the plain of Zarafshan in Uzbekistan, whose Persian name means “supplier of gold,” is an ancient desert city. Piaget Unveils Silk Road Inspired High Jewelry Collection 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z He even managed to persuade his supervisor to grant him four weeks of educational leave in 2004 to improve his Uzbek language skills in Samarkand. Lab life: Balancing act 2012-12-12T18:22:18.140Z Yet in many ways this Tartar warlord, born near Samarkand in 1336 in what is now Uzbekistan, outshone both the Macedonian king and the Mongol warlord. Was Tamerlane actually disabled? 2012-12-04T08:20:29Z The story of Samarkand shows that politics — and thus the World Heritage List — is at least as important as science to the conservation of important monuments around the world. Save scientific sites 2012-11-14T18:20:10.447Z One of these routes passed through the Black Sea, and across the Caspian Sea to Turkestan to those strange and romantic ancient cities, Bokhara and Samarkand. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z At the age of twenty-two he became tutor in a Turkish family in Constantinople, and later he travelled through Asia Minor, Armenia, Persia, Turkestan, Bokhara, Samarkand and the regions of the Oxus. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z In the latter part of the 9th century the family of the Samanid, sprung from Samarkand, reigned in splendour at Bokhara. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z By the time he faced the Ottoman Sultan Bayazid I on the battlefield in 1402, his soldiers came from the length and breadth of his empire, from Armenia to Afghanistan, Samarkand to Siberia. Was Tamerlane actually disabled? 2012-12-04T08:20:29Z It is possible for an outsider to visit and enjoy the ancient city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, home to the fifteenth-century observatory of the astronomer Ulugh Beg. Save scientific sites 2012-11-14T18:20:10.447Z Love again if you may Before the stars are blown out of the sky And the crickets die; Babylon and Samarkand Are mud walls in a waste of sand.” Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology 2011-09-20T02:00:14.543Z He was treated with honour and hospitality, and returned by way of Samarkand and Tabriz, to his own territory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z From the borders of Kurdistan to Samarkand, from the Caspian to the Ganges, his authority was acknowledged. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z In 1868 he travelled through Turkestan, the district of the lower Syr-Darya and Samarkand; and shortly after his return he set out for Khokand, where he visited a large portion of territory till then unknown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Inspections of Samarkand revealed in the mid-2000s that conservation was under par, and that city planners, supported by local politicians, alarmingly failed to respect the integrity of the site. Save scientific sites 2012-11-14T18:20:10.447Z In the ninth learned men in the schools of Cordoba in Spain were corresponding with learned men in Cairo, Bagdad, Bokhara and Samarkand. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z It also marked an epochal moment in human history: as the story goes, war prisoners taken to the city of Samarkand were compelled to set up a mill to produce a key Chinese invention: paper. A Brief History of Kyrgyzstan: Behind the Upheavals 2010-04-08T20:50:00Z The district, however, was reconquered by Persia under the Sassanian dynasty, and we hear of Nestorian Christians at Samarkand, at any rate in the 6th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" The products of Samarkand are quite out of the ordinary, and thoroughly Chinese in character. The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. Sayyār, raised the standard of revolt in Samarkand, and, at the head of a numerous army, defeated the son of Ali b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" In 751 the Chinese made an attack upon the Arab Moslems in Samarkand; they were repulsed, and among the prisoners taken from them were some skilled papermakers, from whom the art was learnt. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Coming upon the poet one day, Tamerlane said: "Art thou not the insolent versemonger who didst offer my two great cities Samarkand and Bokhara for the black mole upon thy lady's cheek?" Oriental Women His posterity kept possession till 1369, when Timur or Tamerlane bore down everything before him, and established his capital at Samarkand, which with Bokhara regained for a time its former splendour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" From there he went at once into the army, and, at the early age of twenty, took part in the march of the Russian expeditionary force to the central Asian city of Samarkand. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 Taimur, then thirty-four, seized the vacated seat, gained, after many vicissitudes of fortune, the complete upper hand, and established himself at Samarkand the undisputed ruler of all the country between the Oxus and the Jaxartes. Rulers of India: Akbar At Samarkand three regiments were encamped side by side on a level plain close to a stream of water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" From Askabad to Samarkand there was a break in the continuity of our bicycle journey. Across Asia on a Bicycle Samarkand rugs are a product of Central Asia. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference To these doctors he proposed a captious question, which the casuists of Samarkand and Herat were incapable of resolving. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Then, troubles having arisen in Samarkand, he made a dash at that city, then the most important in Central Asia. Rulers of India: Akbar In 1497 he attacked and gained possession of Samarkand, to which he always seems to have thought he had a natural and hereditary right. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" On November 6 we reached Samarkand, the ancient capital of Tamerlane, and the present terminus of the Transcaspian railway. Across Asia on a Bicycle Rugs made of raw silk are exported from Samarkand, and silk rugs of old Persian designs are copied and woven at Cæsarea. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference His most distant camp was two months' journey to the northeast of Samarkand; and his emirs, who traversed the river Irtysh, engraved in the forests of Siberia a rude memorial of their exploits. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 His old enemy, Shaib�n�, was once more ruling at Samarkand, and, after some lesser conquests, had come to lay siege to Balkh. Rulers of India: Akbar A rebellion among his nobles robbed him of his native kingdom, and while marching to recover it his troops deserted him, and he lost Samarkand also. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" "Samarland" is more likely to be "Samarkand" but the author's original text is preserved. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Some day to take that twenty thousand with accrued interest, ride up to the door, step inside, dump the silver on that old red Samarkand, and depart—forever. The Pagan Madonna But his mind was insensibly alienated by the unseasonable arrogance of Bajazet; and Timur betrayed a design of leading his royal captive in triumph to Samarkand. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Nowhere, neither in Fergh�n�, nor in Samarkand, nor in K�bul, nor in the Punjab, nor in India, had it shot down any roots. Rulers of India: Akbar Moslem propaganda is spread by traders and others working from centres of Islamic learning outside Chinese territory, such as Bokhara and Samarkand in Russian Turkestan, and Cabul, the Afghan capital. Pan-Islam Scarcely have we with seeming reverence Mourned the poor Prince of Samarkand, mine eyes Have scarcely dried their tears, but a new victim, New sorrow comes. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts Samarkand formed at that early time a kind of Athens, and its manners were copied by all the tribes in the neighbourhood. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Then how——" "You just go to an office, where there are folders and a man behind the desk, and you say you want to go to Samarkand. Gigolo He persevered, however, recovered Fergh�n�, though a Fergh�n� somewhat shorn of its proportions, and once more made a dash at Samarkand. Rulers of India: Akbar In 1812 he once more set out for the East, proposing to penetrate to Samarkand and survey the most interesting regions of central Asia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Hark to the people pouring out to see The wise and handsome Prince of Samarkand Beheaded now. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts It was of commercial importance before the railroad was thought of, as the emporium of the brisk trade with Samarkand and Central Asia; great camel caravans constantly reaching it. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Names rang in his head like tunes—Khiva, Bokhara, Samarkand, the goal of many boyish dreams born of clandestine suppers and the Arabian Nights. The Half-Hearted Whether in Fergh�n�, in Samarkand, or in K�bul, he had not only been the supreme lord in the capital, but also the feudal lord of the governors of provinces appointed by himself. Rulers of India: Akbar It was originally the language of the region round Samarkand but acquired an international character for it was used by merchants throughout the Tarim basin and spread even to China. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 I fancy That Samarkand will never see me more. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts As Gifford has been ever my 'Magnus Apollo.' any approbation, such as you mention, would, of course, be more welcome than 'all Bokara's vaunted gold, than all the gems of Samarkand.' Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals Tīmūr reached Samarkand in the middle of May, but he had gone on in advance of his army, which did not arrive for some time after. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official After many adventures and strivings with fortune, he resolved with the aid of the very few adherents who remained to him, to return and attempt the surprise of Samarkand. Rulers of India: Akbar But since Nestorianism had penetrated even to China in the seventh century, it probably also existed in Samarkand and Kashgar. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 If that beauty of Shiraz would take my heart in hand, I would give for her dark mole Samarkand and Bokhara. Beethoven It has been recently covered by a brick chapel with three cupolas, but photographs of the ancient structure can be had in Samarkand. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela The same authority states that Muhammad Sharīf was a native of Samarkand. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official He doubted only whether such a demonstration should be directed against Badaksh�n, whence he could threaten Samarkand, or against India. Rulers of India: Akbar Turkestan is overrun by the Mongols, who capture Bokhara and Samarkand. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) He beheld that vision at the Hague, but Mr. Carmine preferred Delhi or Samarkand or Alexandria or Nankin. Mr. Britling Sees It Through It will be seen that here, as well as in the cases of Ghaznah, Samarkand, and Tibet, Benjamin altogether under-estimates the true distances. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Under their orthodox protection the Sunnite doctrines were able to strike root in Balkh and Samarkand—the ancient Turan, and therefore hostile to Iran and Persia. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 Till within a very short time most of the tea for Persia, Trans-Caspia, and Russian Turkistan so far as Samarkand, passed up from Bombay by the Persian Gulf ports. Persia Revisited The capitals of their countries were cities like Samarkand, Bokhara, and Herat. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 The surplus went to the caliph, the head of the vast Mohammedan empire, which then stretched from Seville to Samarkand, whose capital was first Damascus and afterwards Baghdad. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Thence it is five days to Samarkand, which is the great city on the confines of Persia. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Stone, miracle of the, at Samarkand. —— the green. —— towers in Chinese cities. —— umbrella column. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Then, acting on a sudden inspiration, he made a dash for Samarkand, the ancient capital of Timur, and won it. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood Others get in to proceed to Bokhara and Samarkand, but these are only second-class passengers. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent He died of fever and ague in 1405, and was buried at Samarkand, where a splendid shrine erected over his tomb is visited annually by tens of thousands of pilgrims, who worship him as divine. Modern India Further it extends to the gates of Samarkand, the land of Tibet, and the land of India. The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela "Yes," he said, "I knew that in his fool's ear the trumpets of all Asia were ringing, and the King of Bokhara was entering Samarkand." The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies Before he could come to their rescue Andijan had fallen, and at the same time Samarkand, which he had left, was occupied by another of his numerous rivals. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood It is a fine quadrilateral, perhaps a little spoiled by the fact that the Russians have paved it and ornamented it with lamps—which would certainly, please Ephrinell, if he decides upon visiting Samarkand. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent He was a native of Kesh, a small town fifty miles south of Samarkand, the capital of Bokhara, which was known as Tartary in those days. Modern India In the caravanserais of Bokhara and Samarkand he is known, and there are shikaris in the Pamirs who still speak of him round their fires. Greenmantle Viewed thus, as through the wrong end of a telescope, it looked disconcertingly small and distant; but then from Samarkand it would. The Age of Innocence However, in 1510, when that doughty warrior was defeated and slain by Ismail, Shah of Persia, Samarkand fell once more into Babar's hands, as a vassal of the Shah. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood The major replied that we would see it as we returned; and our itinerary brought us in front of the Samarkand bazaar. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent "O, my uncle, this cloth knew not the weavers of Samarkand, and those colours were never made in the vats of Bokhara." Of Human Bondage It was an afternoon on which to be wafted away from one’s climatic surroundings, and “The Golden journey to Samarkand” promised to bear Treddleford well and bravely into other lands and under other skies. Beasts and Super-Beasts A dealer in furs, returning to Samarkand from Nijni-Novgorod, told of the marvels which he had seen performed in Erik's tent. The Phantom of the Opera I believe the Siberian railroad—like the line to Samarkand—is only a single line. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. Tired as I am after that long run through Samarkand, if I get a chance to visit him to-night I will. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent His route lay by Tiflis, the Alan country, and that of the Bashkirds, to the far north or north-east, and back by Samarkand. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 There was silence for nearly half a minute in the smoking-room, and Treddleford began to let his mind steal back towards the golden road that led to Samarkand. Beasts and Super-Beasts Both Iranians and Hindus belonged to the great Aryan or Indo-European race, whose original settlements were on the high table-lands northeast of Samarkand, in the modern Bokhara, watered by the Oxus, or Amon River. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations And Tamerlane, meeting the poet with a frown of anger, said, "Art not thou the insolent verse-monger who didst offer my two great cities Samarkand and Bokhara for the black mole upon thy lady's cheek?" The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 1 “Certainly; but you must understand that some of them are as good as the mosques and medresses of Samarkand of Bokhara.” The Adventures of a Special Correspondent May it stand, and better than that of Samarkand has done! The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Caravans from India and China met at Samarkand and Bokhara, two famous cities on the western slope of the Tian-Shan Mountains. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. At midnight starts the great summer caravan for the cities of the Far North East, divine Bokhara and happy Samarkand. Hassan : the story of Hassan of Bagdad, and how he came to make the golden journey to Samarkand : a play in five acts When he had parted from his brothers, he took the road leading to Samarkand; and, arriving there after long travel, he also like his brothers alighted at a Khan. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 It was already five o clock, and in this incomparable city of Samarkand scene succeeded scene. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The same romance brings in the story of the Stone of Samarkand, adapted from ch. xxxiv., and accounts for its sanctity in Saracen eyes because it had long formed a pedestal for Mahound! The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 When the Minister came to the King of Samarkand and acquainted him with his errand, he submitted himself to the bidding of his brother and answered, "To hear is to obey." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] Also, she was an orphan, since her father had been killed by the Chechentzes, and her mother had died of smallpox at Samarkand. Through Russia In Samarkand I bought it for forty thousand gold pieces and here is the best opportunity to try its virtues. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 For my part, in spite of the observations of the Caternas, I was fully in tone with the local color due to the marvels of Samarkand, when I was roughly shaken back into modern reality. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent There is a remarkable Stone at Samarkand, the Kok-Tash or Green Stone, on which Timur's throne was set. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Hereat there betided the King of Samarkand exceeding surprise and solace and he was made whole of his malady, little by little. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] All that you read of wealth and grandeur in the Arabian Nights' Entertainment, and the Persian Tales, concerning Bagdad, Diarbekir, Damascus, Ispahan, and Samarkand, is here realized. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker And they passed through the great city of Samarkand, where the Green Stone is on which Timur's throne was set... Messer Marco Polo Northern Turkestan has frequently suffered from earthquake—the terrible experience of 1887 will not have been forgotten—and at Tachkend, as at Samarkand, I saw the traces of these commotions. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent His notice of it, and of the next province, forms a digression like that which he has already made to Samarkand. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 In the ordinary service, when it stops at the eleven stations between Bokhara and Samarkand, it takes a whole day over the distance. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent “Are you going for a run round the town, Monsieur Claudius?” asked the actor, with a comprehensive gesture to show the vast surroundings of Samarkand. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent That will not be long, for my companions are more or less fatigued by the hours they have spent in Samarkand. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Five years later the locomotive entered Merv, on the 14th July, 1886, and eighteen months later it was welcomed at Samarkand. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent We had five hours to stop at Samarkand during the day, and that promised something pleasant and several pages of copy. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Even between this part and Samarkand it has no less than sixty-three stations; and it is in this section of the line that most of the passengers will alight. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The oasis of Samarkand had already been passed, and the rails were now laid across a long horizontal plain. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Of a higher race than the Kirghizes, being Tartars, it is from them that come the learned men and professors who have made illustrious the opulent cities of Bokhara and Samarkand. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent |
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