Picture gallery is open! Pictures kindly provided by K Thys (from Belgium) and R  Torres (from Peru). Click on the names of contributors to access the galleries. NEW!!! A Power Point Presentation about Samarkand compiled by Monika Schmidt from Sao Paulo, Brazil. The file is over 3 MB in size. We highly recommend it for those with a broadband internet connection! Click here to download. If you would like to have your pictures included,  please write to us at website@samarkand.info . We will acknowledge all contributions!