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Uzbekistan Entry #7 – Khiva

The most remote Silk Road city, 300 miles West of Bukhara, is an open-air museum more intact than both Samarkand and Bukhara.  It is a maze of mosques, madrasahs and palaces; most enclosed within an area less than one mile square.  Khiva became prominent in the 16^th Century in a bitter rivalry with Bukhara, which had fallen in wealth and strength when traders shifted to sea routes.  The competition between these two cities fueled an architectural arms race.  The largest medieval madrasah was built in Khiva, called Muhammad Amin-Khan, with 125 hudjras and 260 pupils in a structure 100 yards by 75 yards. Follow the link for more http://www.delightinhim.com/uzbekistan-entry-7-khiva-.html

Uzbekistan Entry #6 – The Silk Trade Route

The Silk Trade Route was the world’s main artery for the transport of goods from the 2^nd Century BC until the 15^th Century AD.  The overland road generally ran from Xian in China to Palmyra in modern day Syria.  Chinese traders would travel as far as Samarkand and Bukhara and the Turks and Persians would bring the wares to Europe. A caravan took one year to complete the journey.  Something for one dollar in China would sell for 100 dollars in Europe. Find more at http://www.delightinhim.com/uzbekistan-entry-6-the-silk-trade-route-.html

Uzbekistan Entry #5 – The Islamic Sunni-Shia Divide

Throughout Muslim-majority countries, I have seen many points of similarities.  It is generally agreed that there are seven holy cities in Islam: Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, Damascus, Baghdad, Bukhara and Herat.  There are mosques, minarets, madrasahs and mausoleums just as prevalent as churches, cathedrals, castles and coffins are in Europe.  Madrasahs are almost always two stories with a lecture hall on the left, the mosque on the right, and the school in the center. Follow the link for more http://www.delightinhim.com/uzbekistan-entry-5-the-islamic-sunnishia-.html