Travel Group September 23, 2021

Travels in the 1970 and 1980s to Iran, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, Presented by William T. Ziemba, Professor Emeritus of Commerce and Business Administration

Bill will describe his travels by road in 1970, 1973 and 1974 through Eastern Turkey into Iran and Afghanistan, with visits to Ghom, Isfahan and Tabriz in Iran and Kabul, Bamiyan, Band-e Amir lake and Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. He will also describe a later trip in 1982 from Moscow to Samarkand, Bokhara and Shahrisabz in Uzbekistan. During his travels, Bill developed an interest and expertise in Oriental rugs, which he will discuss during his presentation.

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