#Khiva

Muhammad ibn Musa Khwarizmi (Al-Khwarizmi/Algorithmi) the great #Persian Muslim mathematician of the celebrated Golden Era. Born and brought up in Khiva, modern day #Uzbekistan, #CentralAsia; he later moved to the

Hilo turístico, para cuando se pueda volver a viajar.Con ustedes, UZBEKISTÁN 1) Por mucho tiempo, Uzbekistán fue un país hermético, cerrado. Hasta que sus líderes se dieron cuenta de

Thread on the massacre of Sindhi Hindus in Xinjiang by Uyghur Sunnis in 1933Sindhi Hindus were trading acriss Central Asia (Bukhara, Khiva) all the way to the Astrakhan Tatars in

Ausma Zehanat Khan

Based on the awesome responses to 'aloo Bukhara', I need to tell you a story. (Some pix won't match.)I'd longed to visit beautiful #Samarkand & #Bukhara. Planning this trip, I

Thread with excerpts from “The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia” by Peter Hopkirk Central Asia Napoleon’s plan to invade India by land with Russian help frightened the

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Going to start a thread about architecture in Khorasan and Khwarezm and also its offshoot, India:The Tilla Kari madrasa was commissioned a decade after the adjacent Shir Dar madrasa (1619-1636)

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Going to start a new thread about battles, tactics, armies, warriors and military titles in Eastern and Western Iranic lands, right under this tweet. At the Battle of Gaugamela (October