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 ...

Founded in around 700 BCE, Samarkand is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Here’s what visitors heading to this Uzbekistan city today can expect.

Multiple ancient cultures converge at this city on the Silk Road in Central Asia, where historical attractions predate the ...

The few dollars I change at the bank next door fill a tote bag: inflation in Uzbekistan is still a problem, with one som equal to about £0.00009: a loaf of bread costs around 2,000 som. Plov ...

Samarkand is the same age as Ancient Rome, and has been destroyed several times. The city has witnessed the invading forces of Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan.But, like the Phoenix rising from ...

Dancers in the Rui Zamin restaurant in Samarkand city . Much more tasteful than the presidential suites were 14 timber lodges, and much more mindboggling was a collection in the Expo Centre of ...

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 ...

Samarkand – Ambassador of Uzbekistan in the World. ... On the eastern outskirts of the city, the “new” Samarkand was built – a luxury tourist complex of almost 300 hectares.

Samarkand is the second largest city of Uzbekistan. It is an ancient city on the Silk Road and a melting port of the world's cultures.(Photo: Xinhua) Vehicles run on a street in Samarkand ...

It’s as if Robert Moses, the New York City powerbroker who over a five-decade span in the mid-20th century reshaped the US metropolis in his own image, has come back to life and has set his sights on ...

Samarkand, a city in southeastern Uzbekistan that is steeped in history, played host to the 7th International Congress, 'The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan – Foundation of New Renaissance.' ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan . Turkey on Sunday opened a consulate general in the historical Samarkand city of Uzbekistan. Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu inaugurated the Turkish Consulate ...