Khiva, a former Khanate
View from the walls of Khiva, into the Ichon Qala, the walled inner city of Khiva, with the Muhammad Rahim-khan Madrasah, completed in 1876 and one of the largest of Central Asia, and the Necropolis of Khiva's patron Pahlavan-Mahmud (1247-1326).
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sun Jun 09, 2013