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President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, the ruler of the country for the past quarter of a century, was buried in his home city of Samarkand on Saturday, September 3.
The mourning ceremony started at the Tilya-Kori Mosque on Registan Square on Saturday afternoon, Russian news agency RIA Novosti said.
Chairman of Uzbekistan Muslims Board mufti Usmonhon Alimov performed the funeral prayer Salat al-Janazah, during which several thousand men were present.
After that, Karimov's body, wrapped in a 21-meter shroud according to the Muslim rite, was carried to the burial site at the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, where he was laid next to his parents.
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Karimov was pronounced dead officially on Friday, September 2, following a stroke he suffered a week before.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has expressed his condolences to the people of Uzbekistan, following the death of their president.