Shah-e Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Shah-e Zinda is a street filled with Mausoleua built from the 8th to the 14th centuries. The earliest one gives it its name. &quot;Shah-e Zinda&quot; means &quot;Living King&quot; in Tajik, and refers to the belief that an 8th century holy man climbed into his grave still alive, and remains alive dispensing advice to visitors every so often.
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