Dome of the Bibi Khanum mosque. It was built (1399) as Samarkand's main place of worship and dedicated to Timur's favourite wife, Sarai Mulk Khanum, a

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Dome of the Bibi Khanum mosque. It was built (1399) as Samarkand's main place of worship and dedicated to Timur's favourite wife, Sarai Mulk Khanum, a Mongolian princess. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan

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Size: 3831px × 5747px
Location: Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Photo credit: © Mauricio Abreu / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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