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Bibi Khanym Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. In the 15th century it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world Stock Photo - Alamy
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Bibi Khanym Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. In the 15th century it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world Stock Photo - Alamy
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Bibi Khanym Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. In the 15th century it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world Stock Photo - Alamy
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Bibi Khanym Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. In the 15th century it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world Stock Photo - Alamy
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