A young boy watches an old Uzbek woman, probably his grandmother, put a steaming hot glass of tea to her lips; in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.



Tea in Tashkent

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The youngster holds a pot aloft and offers the woman, with a red woolen scarf over her head, another refill.

It is a sunny April day, in Central Asia, but far from warm.

Open-air Uzbek tea houses can be found in many of Tashkent's parks. Although it isn't grown or produced in Uzbekistan, tea is considered the country's national drink. 

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Old man in contemplation by the Domes at the Avenue of Mausoleums (Shah-i-Zinda) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan; one of the oldest inhabited cities in Central Asia, along with Bukhara



Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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An Islamic centre for scholarly study, Samarkand prospered from its position on the Old Silk Road; described in 'The Travels of Marco Polo' as 'a very large and splendid city'.

UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List, in 2001; as Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures.

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