by Travel & Tour World.
Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan, is a historic city famous for its Timurid architecture and as the birthplace of Amir Timur (Tamerlane). The city offers stunning landscapes, cultural landmarks, and a deep historical legacy, including the Ak-Saray Palace and Kok-Gumbaz Mosque. Shakhrisabz is gaining recognition as a must-visit destination.
by Polya Pencheva, Travel Tomorrow.
Uzbekistan, known for its Silk Road heritage, boasts UNESCO-recognized natural landmarks. The Western Tien-Shan mountains, listed in 2016, feature diverse ecosystems and unique biodiversity. The Cold Winter Deserts of Turan, added in 2023, span Central Asia, showcasing extreme climates and vital habitats for rare species, highlighting ongoing ecological processes.
Read more: Discovering Uzbekistan’s natural UNESCO World Heritage sites
Uzbekistan is now easier than ever to visit, here are some of the best things to see and do.
Source: Uzbekistan: The Central Asian country is opening up to the world
The Central Asian destination wows the tourist with wonderful architecture, loads of history, fabulous food and, of course, the leitmotif of the ancient Silk Road…
Find out why Historic Silk Road Sites, Uzbekistan is one of TIME’s world’s greatest places of 2022.
Source: Historic Silk Road Sites, Uzbekistan: World’s Greatest Places 2022
In Uzbekistan, debate simmers around whether restoration in Samarkand preserves or erases history.
Source: The controversy behind this Silk Road city’s ancient wonders
From the blog of Nadezhda Dukhovny at The Times of Israel…
Once a major trading route on the Silk Road, an outward-looking Uzbekistan is celebrating 30 years of independence from the USSR.
Source: Uzbekistan: How is the mysterious country enticing Western visitors?
From the blog of Nadezhda Dukhovny at The Times of Israel…
From the blog of Nadezhda Dukhovny at The Times of Israel…
From the blog of Nadezhda Dukhovny at The Times of Israel…
Uzbekistan is surely an intriguing place to visit, famous for its Silk Route cities of Bukhara, Khiva, and Samarkand. It is double the size of the United Kingdom, and boasts of ancient history and rich cultural heritage. It is now home to six UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage listings, and four significant UNESCO World Heritage sites. From beautiful places to visit, variety of things to do, along with numerous sightseeing options, here is a list of places that you should visit when in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan, a country that boasts of its serene, ethereal and ancient beauty, is an undiscovered gem of Asia that awaits travellers from all across the world to come and serve their vagabond soul a sense of satisfaction. A former Soviet Republic, Uzbekistan is now an independent nation with Tashkent as the largest and capital city of it.
Source: What Makes Uzbekistan An Unsung Hero Amongst Travellers To Asia
The 7.28am train to Bukhara, via Samarkand, pulls out of the Uzbek capital Tashkent on time. The Spanish-built Talgo bullet train will reach over 137mph as it speeds across the largely flat expanse…
You can never truly understand how beautiful and glorious Khiva is until you find yourself standing inside the ancient city itself. No words can match its beauty and the ancient wisdom on display in the buildings and planning of this city in central Asia’s Uzbekistan. With a seven-day visa-free policy for Chinese travelers coming in 2020, this UNESCO World Heritage site along the ancient Silk Road is expecting to see an increase in both tourists from China and archeology cooperation with the country.
Source: UNESCO heritage site in Uzbekistan to see more Chinese tourism and cooperation
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