Nurata

Nurata was founded as the ancient town Nur, in 327 BC, by Alexander the Great.  The remains of his military fortress still exist high on a hill overlooking the town and flat lands beyond.

the view of Nurata from the hill where Alexander the Great built his fortress. low rise buildings, a mosque with a dome, a few trees, and the desert beyond.

below: The remains of the fortress built by Alexander the Great

the remains of the fortress built by Alexander the Great, with some people climbing up to take a look at it.

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below: Looking down into a courtyard below.

looking down into a courtyard of a residence in Nurata Uzbekistan, looking from the top of a hill

below: Kids playing in the street and sheep wandering on the hillside.

kids playing on the street in Nurata Uzbekistan.

below: Steep!  Those steps were steep!

looking down a very steep set of stairs roughly hewn in the dirt and rock of the hill

below: On the streets of the town.  From this angle, only the walls are visible.  The courtyards and living spaces are all hidden behind.

street in Naruta Uzbekistan with yellowish coloured mud walls lining the street - a man is working on a red van parked at the side of the street, a child is walking up the street

street in Naruta Uzbekistan with yellowish coloured mud walls lining the street - narrow street, dirt

street in Naruta Uzbekistan with yellowish coloured mud walls lining the street

street in Naruta Uzbekistan with yellowish coloured mud walls lining the street - a woman walks up one side of the street, past a green truck parked on the other side of the street

below: Telephone or hydro pole in an inverted V shape.  Note also that the bottom parts are concrete.  All the poles that I saw in Uzbekistan were concrete on the bottom but they were usually single poles.

an intersection in Nurata Uzbekistan, a round building is on the left, a large hydro pole is in the picture but instead of a single pole it is two joined together at the top in an inverted V shape

street in Naruta Uzbekistan with yellowish coloured mud walls lining the street - an old metal gate that was once painted maroon, the blue of the entranceway to the house beyond the gate

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