Uzbekistan is having a moment. Featured in prestigious lists including the New York Times’ Places to Travel in 2025, and CN ...

Chorsu Bazar was built in 1980 on a former crossroads, but it is a grand sight with a dome covered in blue and green tiles that shimmer in the sun. Food, silks and spices have been sold in this area ...

Discover Loong Air’s increased flights between Xi’an and Samarkand strengthen Uzbekistan’s tourism and aviation growth ...

NARA--An eighth-century pantry unearthed in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand suggests the influence ... Today, people in Uzbekistan also eat foxtail millet porridge, which is cooked with ...

The former Soviet republic is teeming with brutalist, orientalist, modernist, futurist and neoclassical buildings — and has ambitious plans for new architectural landmarks.

Uzbekistan, with its rich history ... Immerse yourself in the rich history as you explore the silk road cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Explore their links to ancient astronomy ...

Farhod Maksudov, the director of Uzbekistan’s National Centre ... Cities along the Silk Road such as Kashgar and Samarkand were “nestled in vast agricultural oases”, according to Mr Silvia.

Uzbekistan has aspirations to become ... boasts a wealth of well-preserved mosques and shrines in famous silk road cities like Samarkand and Bukhara. For millions of Uzbeks these are sacred ...

Much of this can be seen in Samarkand, called the Crossroad of ... Owing to its proximity to the Silk Road, Uzbekistan was open to outside influence, which can be seen in the country’s Islamic ...