✨💎The Palace of Ak-Saray - The Residence of Tamerlane in Shakhrisabz

⁉️ Ak-Saray Palace is one of the most magnificent monuments of the Timurids of the XIV - XV centuries, erected in the city of Kesh (Shakhrisabz). Amir Timur (Tamerlan, Tamerlane) directed the construction to himself. After Timur had already built a great number of palaces and fortresses in the capital of his land, in Samarkand, he wanted to beautify his home town Shakhrisabz with a palace, which has not been seen in all his empire yet. He called the most skilled architects and craftsmen from all over his possessions. Also, about 50,000 slaves took part in this large-scale construction. Ak-Saray Palace was planned as the most grandiose of all Timur's constructions.

🔍 Read more: https://www.centralasia-travel.com/en/countries/uzbekistan/places/shakrisabz/ak_saray

You can visit The Palace of Ak-Saray in one of the next tours:

〰️✳️ Oriental dastarkhan - Gastronomic Tour to Uzbekistan: https://www.centralasia-travel.com/en/countries/uzbekistan/tours/culinary

〰️✳️ To the Heart of Tamerlane’s Empire: https://www.centralasia-travel.com/en/countries/uzbekistan/tours/tamerlane

〰️✳️ Nowruz - Oriental New Year Holiday: https://www.centralasia-travel.com/en/countries/uzbekistan/tours/navruz

 

💎 Ichan-Kala

✨ The historical complex Ichan-Kala (‘inner defense circle’) is an almost intact medieval old town area in Khiva. It was the first site in Central Asia to be included in UNESCO World Heritage List. Once you visit Ichan-Kala today, you know how almost all the medieval Oriental towns looked in the past. Ichan-Kala consists of over 400 traditional dwelling structures and about 60 architectural monuments. In 1969 Ichan-Kala was designated a historical and architectural conservation area.

🔍 Read more: https://www.centralasia-travel.com/en/countries/uzbekistan/places/khiva/ichan_kala

🌟 Visit Ichan-Kala and the whole Central Asia in the epic tour to the Five Stans of Central Asia: https://www.centralasia-travel.com/en/countries/uzbekistan/tours/five-stans

🌟 Registan Square in Samarkand

Are there any people still who hasn`t heard about it? - We guess, no😉

💎 Located in the center of Samarkand, the Registan Square with its medieval edifices is certainly one of the most impressive squares in the world and have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2001.

💃 Today various festivals, holidays and shows are held in the square. The madrasahs have been fully restored by now and are open for visitors. There is a number of shops offering local handicrafts housed in them.

🔍 You can read about its detailed description and history here: https://www.centralasia-travel.com/en/countries/uzbekistan/places/samarkand/registan_square

Let`s see some photos of this grandious sightseeing!

🔥 The Trip to the Country of Fires

Heritage tour to Azerbaijan 2019

Available: all year round (8 days itinerary)

💲 The price: from 576 USD

🔍 http://www.centralasia-travel.com/en/countries/azerbaijan/tours/land_of_fire

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 ✨ Azerbaijan is a very remarkable country, boasting unique history and traditions. The numerous trade routes of the Great Silk Road used to intersect the country in the old times. Azerbaijan is often called ‘the country of fires’, as rich oil and gas deposits lying close to the surface throughout the country, when kindled, used to form gigantic burning columns growing right from the ground and to impress greatly the ancient fire-worshipping tribes inhabiting the territory. Those times were commemorated in numerous temples and rock paintings.

✅ Itinerary: Baku - Apsheron Peninsula - Baku - Shamakhi - Gabala - Sheki - Kish - Sheki - Baku - Gobustan National Park - Baku

Performance of the folk-ethnographic ensemble "Boysun"

🎶 Performance of the folk-ethnographic ensemble "Boysun" in the framework of the festival "Boysun bahori" ("Boysun Spring"), which has been held since 2002.

 ☀ The international folklore festival "Boysun Bakhori" in year 2018 will be held on April 28-29 at the foot of the picturesque Baysun mountains (Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan), where the original ancient customs and traditions were preserved in an original form.

The purpose of the festival is to collect, show and preserve the heritage of the past.

☀ In 2001 the Baysun District was listed as "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.

The open folklore festival "Boysun Spring" where folk performers from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan take part, is included in the list of major cultural events of the region.