Tashkent

View from the front of Tellya Sheikh Mosque, founded 16th century, restored 19th century, Khast Imam Square, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 4, 2010, in the strong afternoon light. A woman walks across the square towards Tashkent's main Friday mosque which holds the Osman Koran, claimed to be the world's oldest, in its library. Tashkent, 2000 year old capital city of Uzbekistan, a Silk Road city whose name means Stone Fortress, is now very modern due to a disastrous earthquake in 1966, after which it was greatly rebuilt. However, some of the old buildings still stand in the glittering modern city. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Imam Khast Koran Minaret Osman Quran Sheikh Tashkent Tellya Toshkent Turkic Uzbek Uzbekistan

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