All posts tagged: walled city

The Secular and Sacred Faces of Khiva

From a bird’s eye perspective, Itchan Kala – the old walled city of Khiva – looked absolutely amazing. Minarets, madrasahs, green and turquoise domes, and sand-colored structures stretched as far as the eyes could see. However, one has to leave the sky and return to […]

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Itchan Kala: Echoes of the Silk Road

I woke up from my slumber. And as my eyes squinted, trying to focus on the things around me, I was reminded that this was neither my bedroom in Jakarta, nor any of the familiar-looking hotel rooms I had stayed at before. It felt almost… […]

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