UZBEKISTAN

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan

 

Region: Central Asia
Area Total: 447,400km2 
Coast Line: Doubly landlocked country
Capital: Tashkent

 

 

Teabowls. Ceramics in Uzbekistan have a long tradition

 

 

Breads

 

Bazaar

 

Pottery maker

 

Soviet Era buildings

 

Stories of Scheherazade's One Thousand and One Nights

 

 

The council of the wise old men

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A precious commodity on the edge of the desert in Khiva in Uzbekistan.
Also children  transport  water in various vessels from the wells outside the town to their homes.

 

In many cities of the country cleaning the streets is in the hands of women.