Navruz, observed on March 21 in Uzbekistan, marks the Persian New Year and the arrival of spring. This ancient festival is ...

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The Arts Society’s latest lecture is set to look at architecture and textiles in Uzkbekistan. ‘The Golden Road to Samarkand: ...

The Uzbekistan government is on an ambitious tourism drive – but is sparring with heritage experts over how to protect its ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

Uzbekistan, host of the upcoming 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) to the Convention on International ...

ASTANA – The Jibek Joly (Silk Road in Kazakh) train offers a five-day adventure across Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for the Nauryz holiday on March 20-25, making it the perfect journey for travel lovers ...

The table above is the complete Samarkand Ramadan Calendar 2025. Here you can see the Sehri timing and iftar timing in Samarkand from the first to the last Ramadan fasting day. The Islamic and ...