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Stephen M. Bland
Senior Editor and Head of Investigations at The Times of Central Asia. Journalist, Award-Winning Author, Travel Writer, Researcher and Editor specialising in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Uzbekistan Gallery
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Tashkent
Amir Timur mounted upon his castrated steed, Shashlyk Street

Tashkent
Yuri Gagarin mural, Kosmonavtlar Metro

Samarkand
The Sher Dor (Lion) Madrassa, the Registan

Samarkand
Afternoon gossip on the streets of Samarkand

Samarkand
Lepyoshka for sale in the Siob Bazaar

Samarkand
The Shah-I-Zinda complex

Bukhara
Children playing in the streets of Bukhara

Bukhara
The Mir-I-Arab Madrassa, Kalon Mosque and Minaret

Bukhara
The Mir-I-Arab Madrassa

Khiva
The Khiva Silk Carpet Workshop

Khiva
Dawn breaks in the Ichon-Qala

Nukus
Savitsky Gallery, Alexander Volkov's "Chaikhana with a portrait of Lenin"

Nukus
Trader at the Markaziy Bazaar

Moynaq
The ship graveyard

Moynaq
Tumbleweed crossing the main road

Shakhrisabz
Timur stands between the severed ruins of his Ak-Saray (White) Palace
All images copyright Stephen M. Bland
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