Around the World in 80 Treasures - Season 1 Episode 6 Uzbekistan To Syria

Name: Around the World in 80 Treasures
Genre: Documentary
Released: 25 Apr 2005
Rating: 4.00
Cast: Dan Cruickshank

2005-04-25 60 minutes.

4.00 2 votes

Documentary

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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Feb 21, 2005

1 - 1

Peru To Brazil Feb 21, 2005
1 - 2

Mexico To America Feb 28, 2005
1 - 3

Australia To Cambodia Mar 07, 2005
1 - 4

Japan To China Mar 14, 2005
1 - 5

India To Sri Lanka Mar 21, 2005
1 - 6

Uzbekistan To Syria Mar 28, 2005
1 - 7

Jordan To Ethiopia Apr 04, 2005
1 - 8

Mali To Egypt Apr 11, 2005
1 - 9

Turkey To Germany Apr 15, 2005
1 - 10

Bosnia To France And Home Apr 25, 2005

Overview

In the Central-Asian (former Soviet) republic of Uzbekistan, Dan Cruickshank admires tiles of Samarkand and trading domes in Bukhara, then travels trough Azerbaijan, visiting the Fire Temple and Monastery at Surkhany, in Baku. In Iran (alias Persia), we marvel at the Imam mosque in Naghsh-i Jahan Square in Isfahan, a Persian rug in Shiraz, the Behistun Inscription in Kermanshah and the Ancient Achaemenid empire's capital Persepolis. Finally to Syria, visiting the Al-Hamidiyah Souk in the capital Damascus.

Year 2005

Studio BBC Two

Director

Crew Basil Comely (Executive Producer), Tim Dunn (Director), Tim Dunn (Producer)

Popularity 0.4253

Language English