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DescriptionSher Dor Medressa (8145401480).jpg
Mosaic representations of a lion and a deer on the facade of the Sher Dor Medressa (1636) at the Registan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The Sun God harks back to pre-Islamic Zoroastrian times.
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Sher Dor Medressa
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David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada
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39° 39′ 17.2″ N, 66° 58′ 33.27″ E
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39.654779; 66.975907
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39°39'17.204"N, 66°58'33.265"E
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