The Scenic Route, Middle East SIGNPOST

MIDDLE EAST

Use the shortcuts table or use the active maps to travel the scenic route.

ARMENIA	CYPRUS	KYRGYZSTAN
TURKEY	TURKMENISTAN	UZBEKISTAN

Armenia

ArmeniaGuide.com: They keep their photos in the Gallery.
Armenia Travel and Tourism: Lots of small to medium pictures, unfortunately with distracting lettering, on various pages.
Gyumri (Leninakan): Lots of photos, some in galleries and others as part of tours.
Mountain Aragats: Several high quality images of The highest peak in the Eastern Armenia (4090 m).
Photos from Armenia: Over 2600 photos, sorted by nature, architecture, and settlement categories.
Pictures from Armenia: A wide variety of Armenian scenes.
AniTour Gallery: Several photos of this ancient land with extensive text at a commercial tour site.

Northern Cyprus Photos: Fifteen snapshots courtesy of "The Best Hotels of Cyprus."
Cyprus Photos: Ten photos courtesy of the Access Car Hire.
Photo Archive: Nice quality views from Exclusively-Cyprus.com
Amphora Diving Center: Pick your language and then have a look at some underwater pictures.

***The Celestial Mountains Tour Company***: Go to the Photographs section near the bottom to connect to fascinating images.
Kyrgyzstan - Central Asia: Sent in by a tour company, with views also covering Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Explore Istanbul: Visit the Photo Galleries for several views.
Explore Turkey: Contents: Hundreds of photos, thumbnail and full size.
Istanbul Hotels - Turkey Tours: Click on the Photo Gallery for several unique and original views of Istanbul. Also has panoramas and maps of other locations. Submitted by the photographer. Thank you, Hakan.

Turkmenistan: Lots of pictures and lots of history and other information.
Turkmenistan Pictures Gallery: Choose multimedia or thumbnails, history, Ashgabat, nature, or people.

Bukhara.Net: WHAT TO SEE has some fascinating images and descriptions.
Cyber Uzbekistan: Another fine site sent in by our man in Scotland, Barry. Views of Bukhara, Samarkand, and Tashkent.
Karakalpakstan Online: Local Sites of Interest: "All pictures and historical information was provided by Oktyabr Dospanov - Doctor of History and Philosophy. ."
Photos: Part of a much larger web site.
Uzbekistan: As presented by Advantour "Your travel agent in Uzbekistan."