Samarkand

The Living King and the Curse of the Tomb: Samarkand, the city of legends

Sat, 10 May 2025 - 09:52 GMT

The moment you set foot into the city of Samarkand, it opens a doorway to a realm found only in books such as One Thousand and one Nights, for it’s not only one of the oldest cities in the world, but it’s also quickly becoming a favorite spot for global wanderers who are eager to explore its authentic well-preserved culture.

Uzbekistan's amb: We are keen on consolidating ties between Samarkand and Alexandria

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 - 08:30 GMT

He expressed his hope that the direct ties between the cities of the two countries would give new impetus to the development of cooperation in the field of tourism, investment and cultural exchange.

Tourism boom to test Uzbekistan's thaw after years of self-enforced isolation

Sun, 29 Apr 2018 - 08:57 GMT

Coiffed, cheerful and multilingual, identical twins Fatima and Zukhra Rakhmatova do not immediately resemble agents of ex-Soviet Uzbekistan's long-feared security apparatus.

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