Episode 6: Uzbekistan To Syria
| # | Location | Treasure | Image | Brief description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Tiles of Samarkand | Samarkand is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Samarqand Province. The use of tiles unifies Samarkand's great buildings, gives them distinct and powerful architectural character. | |
| 42 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | The trading domes | The trading domes were constructed between 1570 and 1590. | |
| 43 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Fire Temple and Monastery at Surkhany | The Baku Ateshgah or "Fire Temple" is a castle-like religious structure in Surakhani, a suburb of greater Baku, Azerbaijan. The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and a tetrapillar-altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. | |
| 44 | Isfahan, Iran | Imam mosque in Naghsh-i Jahan Square | The Imam Khomeini Mosque or Shah Mosque is a mosque in Isfahan (Esfahān), Iran. Built during the Safavids period, it is an excellent example of Islamic architecture of Iran, and regarded as the masterpiece of Persian Architecture. | |
| 45 | Shiraz, Iran | Persian rug | The Persian carpet is an essential part of Persian art and culture. Carpet-weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Persian culture and art, and dates back to ancient Persia. The Persian carpet was highly sought after in Europe from at least the Middle Ages. | |
| 46 | Kermanshah Province, Iran | Behistun Inscription | The "Rosetta Stone" of cuneiform, with inscriptions in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian, deciphered in the 19th century. | |
| 47 | Fars Province, Iran | Persepolis | The ruins of the ancient Persian capital | |
| 48 | Damascus, Syria | Al-Hamidiyah Souk | A market place in the ancient quarter |
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