As part of his visit to Samarkand State University, Nobel Prize winner Aziz Sanjar visited the remarkable places of Samarkand, the Gur-Emir mausoleum and the Bibi-Khanum madrasah. He was interested in the history of these architectural monuments. The Nobel laureate also visited the Siyab market. The miracle worker was delighted with the Samarkand bread and praised the master bakers...

         Iroda BEKMURODOVA,
         an employee of the information service of
         Samarkand State University.
         The photographs were taken by Shavkat AKRAMOV.