Some of the world’s most infamous conquerors established empires in Samarkand, the 3000-year-old city that is now part of ...
The cities of Samarkand and Tashkent have long been central to science, culture and religion in Uzbekistan. Samarkand, ...
The word Samarkand, for many, conjures up exotic images – from majestic blue tiled mosques to fragrant spice markets. Located in east-central Uzbekistan, it is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia ...
The historic town of Samarkand, located in the valley of the Zerafshan River in northeastern Uzbekistan, is considered one of the greatest cities in Central Asia and a crossroads of culture and ...
From turquoise-tiled mosques and Silk Road legends to echoes of empires past, a trip to Uzbekistan’s Samarkand is unlike anything else, writes Pauline Ray. To stand in the huge main square in ...
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Once regarded by travelers as one of the greatest cities in the world, Samarkand has since fallen off of the map, lost in a region barely visited by foreigners. In the late 14th century, Samarkand was ...