SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) - Time flies in Samarkand. This weekend the ancient Silk Road city marks its 2,750th anniversary in grand style, a mere 11 years after celebrating its official 2,500th ...

Central Asia's largest tourist complex positioned as a world-class MICE destination SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Management Company Silk Road Samarkand (SRS), which operates ...

SAMARKAND (Reuters) - I had a smile on my face as I strode across the tarmac of Samarkand airport, for I had arrived at last in the city I had toiled for four years to recreate as a novelist. My ...

On the outskirts of Samarkand, on what was once a stretch of desert land surrounding an Olympic rowing canal, rises one of Central Asia’s most ambitious tourism projects. The Silk Road Samarkand ...

The 42nd session of the Unesco General Conference, held in Paris from Nov 7-22, 2023, a historic decision was adopted to convene the 43rd session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, ...

The Silk Road traversed mountain passes, deserts, steppes and gorges. A caravan, guide Burkhanov says, covered an average of 30 kilometres per day. Our train puffs along the loop back to Uzbekistan as ...

At its peak, the Uzbek city of Samarkand was the beating heart of an empire that stretched from India to the Middle East. Ruling the realm was Timur the Lame, or Tamerlane, a bloodthirsty tyrant who ...

Samarkand hosted UNESCO’s 43rd General Conference outside Paris for the first time in forty years. The gathering showcased ...

Uzbekistan’s artisans preserve centuries-old Silk Road traditions, weaving wool and silk into carpets that reflect history, culture and craftsmanship.

In Central Asia, the new trains travel back in time. As early as the second century B.C., an important network of trading routes known as the Silk Road linked Europe and East Asia. Now, in Uzbekistan, ...

The legacy of the ancient Silk Road is a living cultural ecosystem that has received special attention from UNESCO, the ...