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Most people visit Uzbekistan for its unmatched treasure of centuries-old Islamic architecture in the shapes of turquoise and blue-coloured mosques, madrassahs and mausoleums. However, any tour of this ...

An azure, onion-shaped dome stands like a beacon in the heavens, while other parts of this magnificent structure glow with amber and jade hues against the night sky. Yet, a lit-up Gur-e Amir – a ...

Bibi-Xonim masjidi in Samarkand stretches around a vast courtyard of turquoise domes and monumental portals, a Timurid showpiece that still frames the old Silk Road city. Editorialbild im Reisemagazin ...

This week in Postcards a glimpse of what life was like in Samarkand in ancient times. No visit to the city would be the same without a trip to the Siab Bazaar, to experience the colours and taste of ...