Soar over Samarkand, Uzbekistan’s ancient Silk Road city, where majestic blue-tiled madrasas, grand mosques, and centuries-old domes create a mesmerizing skyline—captured in stunning drone footage ...

Silk Road Samarkand is a fantastic choice. You can take your pick from eight luxurious hotels or choose to stay in a gorgeous wooden chalet-style villa in the resort's Eco Village ...

The history of Samarkand, which is well known for its blue domes and minarets, goes back to about 700 years BC and it was an important stop on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean.

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 ...

The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the ...

Samarkand: a short history 8th century BC: City founded. 329 BC: Alexander the Great captures city, declares it more beautiful than he could imagine, then torches citadel and gets so drunk he ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan -- Known in its glory days as the Eastern Rome and the Turquoise Paradise, Samarkand’s historic identity of grand monuments and domes of shimmering blue is being redefined ...