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Photo: William Brumfield, 5/12/1972; Ark (Citadel) of Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is home to a unique and prominent historical site: the Silk Roads cities of Bukhara and Samarkand. These cities became major eocnomic hubs, places for trade, culutre, education, and architecture connecting different parts of Asia and the Middle East. Both cities were heavily infleunced by Persian, Turkic, and Mongol people. When the Mongols conquered Samarkand and Bukhara in the 13th century, it resulted in a lot of chaos and destruction. However, when these cities were eventually recovered and rebuilt, they continued posing as the significant cultural centers they used to be. The Mongol influence was significant, but as time passed, the regionw as more shaped and influenced by Turkic and Persian languages and culture. For more information…

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