The influence of this ancient Uzbek grand square stretches far across the world’s cities, from Isfahan in Iran to Agra in India and Russia’s St Petersburg It was on a bright, clear afternoon that I ...

Beyond the narrow alleys of the mahalla east of Samarkand’s famed Registan, past ladas parked beside irrigation ditches and high walls hiding garden courtyards, what was once a neighborhood adjacent ...

Samarkand region is located in the heart of Uzbekistan, and the center of the region is the city of Samarkand, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Samarkand. This photo is courtesy of ...

The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Samarkand is the same age as Ancient Rome, and has been destroyed several times. The city has witnessed the invading forces of ...

A presentation of the book Biography of Samarkand – One Hundred Cities on the Silk Road was successfully held at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Beijing on Monday. The book was written by 11 Uzbek ...

June 5 of every year--World Environment Day--is an opportunity to reflect on the status of the earth's environment.World Environment Day reminds us that environmental sustainability and development ...

In June 2021, Samarkand became the first Uzbek city to join the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)’s Green Cities investment program. This offers an opportunity for the city to ...