Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Francesco Lastrucci From left: A train attendant at Navoi Station, in the Samarkand area; boarding a train in Bukhara. In Central ...

Once a crossroads of empires and ideas, Uzbekistan remains one of the best-preserved witnesses to the Silk Road’s influence on architecture, learning and spiritual life. Uzbekistan lies at the heart ...

A landlocked part of Central Asia, Uzbekistan has a somewhat understated presence within today’s international stage. However, historically, two of its major cities, Samarkand and Bukhara, have played ...

From left: A train attendant at Navoi Station, in the Samarkand area; boarding a train in Bukhara. In Central Asia, the new trains travel back in time. As early as the second century B.C., an ...

Uzbekistan’s cultural gems are becoming more accessible with new trains. Here, how to see the Silk Road by rail. In Central Asia, the new trains travel back in time. As early as the second century B.C ...