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Shah-i-Zinda

1370 CE

Dazzling avenue of Timurid-era mausoleums in Samarkand with the finest majolica tilework in the Islamic world, a sacred pilgrimage…

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Necropolis in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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Shah-i-Zinda

1370 CE – still standing

Dazzling avenue of Timurid-era mausoleums in Samarkand with the finest majolica tilework in the Islamic world, a sacred pilgrimage site

Standing in 1370 CE

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