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A black and white photograph captures a wide paved plaza in front of the Central Asian Islamic Civilization Center (also known as the Great Mosque of Tashkent) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, under an overcast sky. The mosque, dominating the background, features a large central dome, flanked by four tall, slender minarets with multiple balconies. Its light-colored stone facade is intricately decorated with geometric and floral patterns, framing numerous arched entrances and windows. Smaller domes crown parts of the mosque's lower structure. In the midground and foreground, a diverse group of approximately twenty individuals traverses the patterned tiled pavement. Most are dressed in dark, heavy winter coats or jackets, suggesting cool weather. Several individuals are engaged in transporting goods: at least three men are pushing or pulling large, two-wheeled handcarts loaded with unseen cargo. One man in a light jacket walks away from the camera in the left-midground. Another individual in a dark coat has their right arm and torso partially visible in the extreme lower right foreground, moving rightward. On the left side of the plaza, a modern, multi-level building with dark windows and a flat roof is partially visible, while another structure with a dark overhang borders the right side of the frame.
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