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throughout my six years of full-time
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traveling I heard loads of things about
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the Central Asian country called was
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Becca Stan some people said it was one
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of the most beautiful countries they had
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ever seen while others said that the
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locals were friendlier than anyone they
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had ever met understandably I’ve been
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wanting to visit this country for
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literally years and now that I finally
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got the chance I decided to make this
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video I’ll tell you everything you need
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to know about this gorgeous place we
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were actually coming here welcome to one
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of the coolest Central Asian countries
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it was Becca Stan even though who’s
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Becca Stan is still a young country this
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territory has an incredibly long and
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rich history you see for thousands of
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years Pakistan was at the center of the
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Silk Road the Landrieu that merchants
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used to travel from China all the way to
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Europe they became so rich from all the
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trade that they were able to build some
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of the richest and most beautiful cities
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the world had ever seen however their
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prosperity came at a price
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the region was so rich in trade and
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fertile lands that it was conquered
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again and again and again with some of
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the most famous conquerors in history
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like Alexander the Great and Genghis
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Khan when Genghis Khan arrived with his
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army in 1219 they completely ravished
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the lands the mongols were ruthless and
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destroyed many cities and displaced
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countless people from their homes as
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they tried to take power of the Silk
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Road a few generations after Ganga’s
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Khan’s death many of his descendants
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fought for power in the region and a man
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named American war emerged victorious
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and conquered Central Asia Iran and
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parts of Russia even though he was a
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brutal Conqueror he loved science and
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arts and sent many crafts people in
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philosophers to Samarkand to make it
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what are the greatest cultural cities in
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the entire world after the death of Amir
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Timur the Uzbek nomads began to take
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control in Central Asia by the start of
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the 16th century they conquered the
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region but because of never-ending Wars
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and the decline of the Silk Road their
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once prosperous lands fell into a state
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of death
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there some centuries later whose Becca
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Stein ended up becoming part of the
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Soviet Union which was a time of
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recitation of his Becca stop by the
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1980s however Moscow strict control in
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Uzbekistan mixed with their attempts to
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uproot Uzbekistan’s ancient Islamic
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tradition led to a strong sense of
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nationalism in these bad people and they
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wanted to run their own country finally
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they got their wish and declared their
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independence in August 1991 my favorite
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thing about traveling in Uzbekistan is
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of course the local people who are so
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welcoming it literally blows my mind
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welcome to Pakistan my friend well
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another thing to know about these met
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peoples that are very proud of the rich
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culture and history that they’ll tell
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you loads of interesting stories about
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the country’s past and present they also
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have a real passion for traditional
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Islamic arts and they’re doing a
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wonderful job of restoring old palaces
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and mosques to their former glory
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creating Islamic style paintings and
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hand stitching and knotting absolutely
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incredible embroidery and sell carpets
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ask any respect artists about their
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trade and you can watch their eyes light
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up as they tell you all about their
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ancient craft
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Cheers to the wonderful people of
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Uzbekistan
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whose mecha stance people live between
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the countries 14 districts or two month
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as they call them while millions of his
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backs live in the major cities like
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dashi and bukata Samarkand and Kiba most
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of the population lives in these small
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traditional rural communities with their
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entire families those communities are
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spread across the whole country from the
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deserts that make up around 80% of the
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total land to the gorgeous mountains in
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the north and the south of the country
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that are so beautiful it literally blows
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your mind about 93% of these Bekaa Stan
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people practice Islam and it has been
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the dominant religion since the 7th
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century the mosques in Uzbekistan are
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unreal as they show the country’s long
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history and love of beauty and everyone
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you visit here is more stunning and
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special than the last
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who specs are people of tradition in
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many ways including sports one of the
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favourite sports in the rural
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communities is an incredibly unique and
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ancient folk tradition that you’ve
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probably never heard of the question
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sport called cookery was a game invented
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in the tenth century and is extremely
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popular in Central Asia it’s even said
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that Genghis Khan used this part to
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train his soldiers for war it’s
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traditionally played in a large group
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with a dead headless goat and the goal
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is to grab the ghosts from off the
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ground and ride far away from the other
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players without losing the goat or
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fallen off the horse villages Oliver’s
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Becka Stan come together every spring to
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watch the cookery and of course eat lots
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of plot speaking of plot let’s talk
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about us Becca Stan’s food there’s a
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little something for everyone to try
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here but here are the top traditional
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dishes you certainly cannot miss some
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some buns filled with lamb beef and
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potatoes if buns aren’t your thing then
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you should try shashlik meat skewers
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that traditionally use lamb beef chicken
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or liver and are served with thinly
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sliced onions if you’re a fan of
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homemade noodles then you have to check
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out nut in which is a noodles with horse
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meat what too much meat for you no
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problem fill up on some of his Becca
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stands insanely delicious bread like
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norm which is Becca Stein’s traditional
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bread and finally know who’s Beck food
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list would
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complete without the country’s national
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dish cloth a heavy rice dish made with
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cumin lamb beef onions carrots spicy
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chilies and of course lots of garlic it
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is time to tell you the top five facts
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you definitely didn’t know about this
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country with more than 30 million people
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whose Becca Stan is the most populous
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country in all of Central Asia whose
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Becca Stan is one of only two EE
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landlocked countries in the world
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meaning neither it nor the countries
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surrounding it
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touched the sea with Becca Stan also has
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the fourth largest gold deposits in the
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world not only that they are famous for
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making these beautiful intricate
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handmade silk rugs which traditional
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designs and the natural dyes it is no
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wonder these carpets elfling literally
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tens of thousands of dollars and finally
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the wrestling’s part known as kourosh
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was invented in Uzbekistan and is
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popular all over Central Asia it’s a
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form of wrestling practice by two people
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standing up with the goal of knocking
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the opponent of their feet because you
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watched the video until this very point
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and now that you know all these awesome
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things about us Pakistan I’m sure you
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want to come into this country at some
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point now now when you do check out
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these epic touristy places to explore
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they won’t let you now I promise – can’t
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match you have seen many metro systems
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in my life but nothing as unique as this
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built by the Soviets as a potential bomb
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shelter in case of a nuclear attack the
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metro system somehow ended up becoming
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incredibly artsy and me
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some stations have tandel ears others
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detailed mosaics and the most famous one
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the station at Cosmo Novgorod has
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beautiful ceramic discs portraying
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Soviet cosmonauts kiva the 6th century
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city is so well preserved that there are
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almost no new buildings in the city you
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can visit ancient mosques stroll through
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the winding streets walk around the
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memory and explore the Khans paths Kiva
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was a major training part on the support
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and it was the last place merchants went
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to before crossing the desert in the
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next city of Boca cotta bukata known as
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the holiest city in Central Asia is a
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place where the first Lost was built in
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the region Makeda used to be a major
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center for trade on the Silk Road and
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was known as the city of a thousand
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merchants that’s why today you can still
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find hundreds of merchants and artisans
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in the many markets scattered throughout
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the city and finally some occur this is
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one of the oldest cities in the world
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that was built around 2700 years ago and
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even though it isn’t as rich as it used
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to be it will certainly take you many
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years back in time with its beautiful
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mosques museums and all inspiring square
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and I guess that’s pretty much it
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there’s obviously so many more things
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I’d like to tell you about is Pakistan
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but I don’t really think that makes
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sense because now I want you you bloody
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legend to come visit this beautiful
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country on your own to explore these
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amazing places to me these really
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friendly and welcoming people and and
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have yourself loads of fun thank you so
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much for watching the whole video until
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the very end if you thought it was
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meaningful and useful don’t forget to
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share it on your social media with the
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hashtag love whose Pakistan and tell
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your friends about thank you so much
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have a wonderful day wherever you are in
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the world and I’ll see you next time
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