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 ...

On the 90th anniversary of the discovery of the Liangzhu Ruins, the ancient site is engaging in a cross-civilization dialogue ...

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 ...

“Everything that I heard about Samarkand is true, except for one thing: it turned out to be more beautiful than I could imagine.” Sadly, security didn’t see it that way and confiscated my sword, the ...

Samarkand, Temur's royal city, is about to celebrate its 2,750th anniversary. It is an ancient site, located оn the Zarafshan River, in modern-day Uzbekistan, whose exotic reputation has prompted ...

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN — The 2,000-year old city of Samarkand lies some 2,000 miles away from Kyiv, separated by Central Asians deserts, the Caucasus mountains, and the Caspian sea. The city hasn’t ...

The Ark, a mud-brick fortress of mostly 16th century construction that towers over Bukhara, in Uzbekistan, is now a museum with displays devoted to the once independent city state’s history. These ...

The city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001 and it is easy to see why: the stunning architecture here takes you back to ancient times when the city was the ...

A new airline will soon make one of Asia’s oldest and most intriguing cities even more accessible to overseas visitors. Air Samarkand is to launch charter flights and scheduled services from ...

The Registan building is beautiful but at night, the view is even more spectacular. As I sit in a folk music restaurant in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, I catch a glimpse of a beautiful Uzbek lady passing by ...

Samarkand is rightfully proud of its ancient history, which it inherited from its famous ancestors. The architectural monuments of the city and the entire region serve as a living reminder of how the ...