In the late 1800s, a group of German-speaking Mennonites fled Russia for Muslim Central Asia, to await Christ’s return.Over a century later, Sofia Samatar traces their gruelling journey across desert and mountains, and its improbable fruit: a small Christian settlement inside the Khanate of Khiva. ...
Church of the Annunciation
The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
Nazareth Village
Mary’s Well