Carpet with a portrait of Uzbek national hero Pakhlavan Mahmud in Khiva, Uzbekistan.

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Carpet with a portrait of Uzbek national hero Pakhlavan Mahmud in Khiva, Uzbekistan. Pakhlavan Mahmud was a medieval wrestler and poet who lived and was buried in Khiva. Carpet decorates the entrance to a carpet weaving workshop.

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Size: 2679px × 4018px
Photo credit: © Vladimir Pomortzeff / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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