Part One

VL80S #2710 Electric Freight Train

Train Photo - Built by the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NEVZ) in Russia between 1979 and 1994.

Tashkent to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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Wheels

Afrosiyob Talgo 250 Train, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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Train Station Platform

Arriving at the second stop on the Uzbekistan tour.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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Gur-Amir, Mausoleum of Tamerlane

Detail - Original construction in 1404, fully restored in recent years.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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Gur-Amir, Mausoleum of Tamerlane

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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Gur-Amir, Mausoleum of Tamerlane

Detail

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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Gur-Amir, Mausoleum of Tamerlane

Detail

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Gur-Amir, Mausoleum of Tamerlane

Photographed from a corner.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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Gur-Amir, Mausoleum of Tamerlane

Detail - beautiful dome.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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Crypts

Gur-Amir, Mausoleum of Tamerlane, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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Gur-Amir, Mausoleum of Tamerlane

Detail

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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Damaged Exterior

Gur-Amir, Mausoleum of Tamerlane, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, September 27, 2025

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