The Registan is the square in the heart of the ancient Silk Road hub of Samarqand, now a World Heritage site in Uzbekistan. Restoration of its medieval architecture began decades ago under the ...

the mere mention of the Silk Road to any medieval adventurer would have them wide-eyed with wonder. This transcontinental trading route was the main corridor between the East and West for ...

Steer’s awe-inspiring photographs capture contemporary views of life along a series of 1,500-year-old trade routes.

Known as Tugunbulak and Tashbulak, the medieval centres were discovered in the Pamir mountains of eastern Uzbekistan. The ...

Once a vital location on the Silk Road, the town offered connectivity ... the ancient city’s central meeting point hugged by three majestic medieval madrassas, or ancient religious institutions.