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Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent was founded around the 4th Century BC, grew steadily under Arab rule, was destroyed in the 13th Century by Genghis Khan, grew rich in the 19th Century, then was plundered again during the 1917 revolution and was flattened in an earthquake in 1966 leaving little of historic note outside the many museums.
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