Uzbekistan opened itself to the world through ... including the famed Bibi-Khanym Mosque in Samarkand, which was once the largest in the Islamic world. Though many of them were destroyed, they ...

As dusk creeps in from the desert, the muezzin’s call to prayer from each of the mosques ... in Uzbekistan. Speed forward a few centuries by hopping on the afrosayib, a train that links ...

Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timurid period from the 14th to the 15th centuries. The major monuments include the Registan ...

The central Asian country, Uzbekistan, is undertaking an ambitious ... Tucked away in central Asia lies a country known for its stunning mosques, mausoleums and other sites linked to the Silk ...