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Uzbeks
Uzbeks A Turkish-speaking people, Mongol by descent and
SUNNI Muslim by religion. They moved through Kazakhstan to Turkistan and Transoxania between the 14th and 16th centuries to trouble the Shiite Safavid rulers of Persia. Initially ruled by the Shaybanids and then the Janids, they later split into dynasties based on Bukhara, Khiva, and Kokand.
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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AT KHIVA ON THE BARGE, CARLSTADT
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 2/8/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 02-08-1991 AT KHIVA ON THE BARGE, CARLSTADT By Mark Howat...midwinter. And there, dead ahead, is Khiva on the Barge, a restaurant offering a...by a long shot. The Barge was tacky; Khiva is smart and sophisticated. The Barge...
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Silk route regions revisited. (Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva in Uzbekistan) (Mosaic)
Magazine article from: The Middle East; 3/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...period of Communist rule in Uzebkistan it remained open and today, 100 students live in cells around the courtyard while undertaking a five year course in Arabic and Islamic jurisprudence. Many purists decry the old city of Khiva, which is emb
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Presentation on historical cities of Uzbekistan.
News Wire article from: UzReport; 2/27/2009; 700+ words
; ...the Uzbek cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva were known as the pearls of the Great Silk...development of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, a fellow researcher at Dresden University...Ichan Kala tower and Kalta Minor minaret in Khiva. German scientist emphasized that during...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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How a hero of Khartoum created the world's most glamorous magazine; Swashbuckling adventures of the colonel who fought for the Empire and gave the world Vanity Fair.(Correction Notice)
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 7/30/2000; 700+ words
; ...On Horseback In Central Asia and Ride To Khiva. Today, 26 men from his old regiment...end up, like Burnaby, in Uzbekistan and Khiva. 'It is a bit of excitement and a bit...found time to become an MP. His Ride To Khiva was published in 1875. Today a part of...
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Traveling the ancient Silk Road
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 2/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...second home. We drive 30 kilometers to Khiva, the city described as a museum under the open sky. Unlike elsewhere in Uzbekistan, Khiva's historical sites are preserved in their...of the city is surrounded by mud walls. Khiva was once a trading post on the silk route...
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 "New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand)")
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Ancient road of riches.
Newspaper article from: New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand); 11/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...I started retracing the Silk Road in Khiva (population 3000), an hour's flight...experience - and bus the last 30km). Khiva is 2500 years old. Its 2.5km-long...unforgettable arrival. During the day, Khiva is a busy, bustling bazaar, filled with...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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FORCED INTO SILENCE XH>SHUKRAT BABADJANOV, A REPORTER WITH TIES TO MADISON, DARED TO TACKLE THE TOUGH STORIES AT HIS TELEVISION STATION IN UZBEKISTAN -- ONE OF THE UNITED STATES' ALLIES IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM.(FORUM)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 12/9/2001; 700+ words
; ...Urgench lies less than half an hour from Khiva, one of the three ancient cities of Uzbekistan...Samarkand and Bukhara, tourists visiting Khiva can get a taste of life on the Silk Road...money on the often-inflated prices in Khiva. On a walking tour through Urgench's...
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UZBEKISTAN.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: International Travel News; 1/1/2000; 700+ words
; ...boggling sights of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and more. Everything went very smoothly...impressed even Genghis Khan and the well in Khiva that was reputedly dug by Shem, son of...in the country (with air, return from Khiva to Tashkent) and two meals a day. Extra...
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Hesston professor to update Kauffman Museum work in Uzbekistan.
News Wire article from: UzReport; 8/6/2008; 540 words
; ...Bethel College campus. Sharp traveled to Khiva and Ak Metchet, Uzbekistan, earlier this...development at the Ichan Kala Museum in Khiva, the release said. James Juhnke, Bethel...who lived at Ak Metchet, nine miles from Khiva, from 1884-1935. Those Mennonites were...
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Gissarneftegaz starts $400-mln oil project in Uzbekistan.
Newspaper article from: Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire; 6/19/2006; 612 words
; ...at the North Nishan field in Bukharo-Khiva region and next in line is the first well...transport gas from fields in the Bukharo-Khiva district to Shchurtanneftegaz, a gas refinery...and Shakarbulok fields in the Bukharo-Khiva oil and gas region. Gissarneftegaz will...
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Khiva
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
KHIVA Khiva, a city in northwestern Uzbekistan and the name of a khanate in existence...frequently invaded the territory, conquering the lands of Khorezm (as Khiva was then called) and destroying the cities. Settlers founded the city...
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khanate of Khiva
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
khanate of Khiva former state of central Asia, based on the Khiva (Khwarazm or Khorezm) oasis along the Amu Darya River...deserts. Founded c.1511 as part of the Khwarazm state, Khiva rose in the late 16th cent. as a Muslim Uzbek state...
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Uzbekistan
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia
...cities — Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva — lay on the vital Silk Road...the Khanates of Kokand, Bukhara, and Khiva. Russia incorporated Kokand in 1876 and...the protectorate Khanates of Bukhara and Khiva, and Ferghana, which constituted a portion...
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Bukhara
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...Territorial conflicts with neighboring Khiva and Kokand prevented formation of a united...Socialist Republics. See also: central asia; khiva; nationalities policies, soviet; nationalities...Protectorates in Central Asia: Bukhara and Khiva, 1865 – 1924. Cambridge, MA...
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Central Asia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...the Emirate of Bukhara and the Khanate of Khiva. However, relations were minimal for...Russian protectorates — Bukhara and Khiva. While there were periodic anti-Russian...as Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand, and Khiva, were ancient cities with large indigenous...
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