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 ...

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 ...

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. Even in early childhood, this magic word fascinated me, fabulous pictures of the city arose before my eyes, it attracted me with incomparable sounds and colors. When I grew up a little, 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 ...

A new airline will soon make one of Asia’s oldest and most intriguing cities even more accessible to overseas visitors. Air Samarkand is to launch charter flights and scheduled services from ...

Eden first came to the city of Samarkand, in what is now Uzbekistan, in 2009 and quickly got hooked on both the history and the cuisine. The project: to gather the food of the seven major groups of ...

My journey through Samarkand left an indelible mark on my soul, forever etching marks of astonishing architecture, warm-hearted locals and extraordinary food. As the sun rose over the minarets and ...