Discover why Samarkand’s turquoise domes of Registan Square to the living Silk Road traditions are captivating history buffs to this ancient jewel in Uzbekistan. In the heart of Central Asia, a city ...

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN — The 2,000-year old city of Samarkand lies some 2,000 miles away from Kyiv, separated by Central Asians deserts, the Caucasus mountains, and the Caspian sea. The city hasn’t ...

The decision to relaunch part of Uzbekistan’s tourism development plans have been implemented by the nation’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The history of Samarkand is millenary. Its presumable ...

“I am confident that the architectural magnificence of these medieval monuments will captivate you,” remarked my guide Mariam as we approached the Unesco World Heritage Site of Registan Square in ...

The road we took from Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan was far from golden. But it did remind us of the Silk Road at every turn. Even if James Elroy Flecker, writer of the 1913 poem, 'The Golden Journey to ...

The word Samarkand, for many, conjures up exotic images – from majestic blue tiled mosques to fragrant spice markets. Located ...

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