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 ...

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 ...

“Somewhere beyond the far horizon, toward the rising sun, lies the fabled golden city of Samarkand, where the camel caravans pause before the long journeys. Westward they come, to the lands of Europe, ...

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

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 ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan -- Authorities in Uzbekistan's ancient city of Samarkand have torn down a historic building ahead of a visit by President Shavkat Mirziyoev despite an outcry by activists. An ...

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 ...

Discover dazzling bazaars, golden bread and a blanket of stars in Uzbekistan's turquoise city, a fine place to start a culinary journey through Central Asia. For centuries the fabled city Samarkand ...

At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee in its decision 32 COM 7B.79 noted with concern further new and inappropriate development proposals between the Afrosiab and ...

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 ...