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Now playing Next Series Postcards from Uzbekistan: the Tomb of Saint Daniel This is one of numerous places claimed as the final resting place of the biblical prophet Daniel 24/10/2016
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Now playing Next Series Postcards from Uzbekistan: the Shakhi Zinda memorial complex Samarkand's Shakhi Zinda memorial complex is a stunning collection of ancient tombs 26/09/2016
Now playing Next Series Postcards from Uzbekistan: Samarkand's lost art of papermaking The paper made here was considered to be among the finest in the world 12/09/2016
Now playing Next Uzbekistan Uzbekistan buries veteran president Islam Karimov Uzbekistan’s veteran President Islam Karimov has been buried in the city of Samarkand following his death earlier this week at the age of 78. 03/09/2016
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Now playing Next Uzbekistan What next for Uzbekistan? President Karimov stable, but in intensive care Uzbek President Islam Karimov’s daughter has confirmed he is in a stable condition, but remains in intensive care, after suffering a brain haemorrhage on… 29/08/2016
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Now playing Next Series Postcards from Uzbekistan: The Ak-Saray Palace, Shakhrisabz In the last of our Postcards from Uzbekistan we visit the city of Shakhrisabz and the remains of the famous Ak-Saray Palace 08/02/2016