Places to visit in Uzbekistan

Historically, Andijan was an important city on the Silk Road. The 2000 years old city is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Babur who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the…

Andijan Region is compact, crowded and direct. Andijan city, Babur memory, factories, markets, border-facing roads and irrigated fields create a harder eastern rhythm than Fergana’s craft circuit or Namangan’s foothill…

In the shade of mulberry trees, the city of Bukhara was an important stop on the Silk Road. A museum city that testifies to the rich past of Central Asia.Bukhara- Buqaraq of the sogdienwhich would mean "fortunate place"…

Bukhara Region is best read beyond the polished center. Courtyards, neighborhood lanes, guesthouses, Kagan’s railway approach, Gijduvan ceramics and the oasis water system show why Bukhara became valuable and why it…

Shakhrisabz is a city in Qashqadaryo Province in southern Uzbekistan. It was founded more than 2700 years ago.

Ferghana is a flourishing city located in the far east of Uzbekistan. It is located in the southern part of the vast Fergana Valley – the most fertile, picturesque and densely populated region of Central Asia. Fergana,…

Fergana Region gives the Uzbek valley its most visible craft circuit: Kokand for urban memory, Margilan for silk, Rishtan for ceramics. The road between them is full of workshop errands, school traffic, fruit sellers…

Gulistan or Guliston is a city of 100,000 inhabitants and it is the administrative center of the Syrdarya region in Uzbekistan. In Persia, Gulistan means the "land of flowers" In the 19th century, the city developed on…

Another city on the Silk Road is ancient Khorezm, or Khiva as it is now called. Khiva can be considered an open-air museum - it is not for nothing that it is included in the UNESCO list, because every building here is a…

Jizak (or Jizzax / Jizzakh) is the administrative center of the Jizzakh region, a city of regional subordination of 180,000 inhabitants. A major transport hub, economic, scientific, educational and cultural center of…

Jizzakh Region sits between the Tashkent-Samarkand corridor, steppe agriculture, Arnasay lake country and the mountain villages around Zaamin. It is a transition zone where railway movement, fields and foothill travel…

Khorezm Region is often entered through Khiva, but Urgench, lower Amu Darya agriculture, canal villages, courtyard houses and roads toward Karakalpakstan give the region its wider shape. The walled city matters more…

Karakalpakstan is Uzbekistan’s autonomous republic in the far west, where Nukus, the Amu Darya delta, Muynak, Ustyurt and the exposed Aral Sea bed demand restraint. The region is about people living with environmental…

The city of Karshi or Qarchi developed from a colony which was established from the 7th century BC. It was then that defensive walls began to be built around the ancient city. The remains of the ruins of these walls…

Kokand  is a city in the Ferghana Province of Uzbekistan. Kokand had a population of about 220,000 in 2010. Little-known city, but very rich historically. Its existence is described by Chinese ambassadors a century…

Margilan is a city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan. According to European legend, Margilan was founded by Alexander the Great. On a lunch stop, he was given chicken and bread from which the town took its name…

Namangan is the 2nd largest city in Uzbekistan after Tashkent, and therefore the most important city in the Ferghana Valley which has developed around its salt mines since the 17th century. Archaeological excavations…

Namangan Region is the valley’s northern shoulder, where Namangan city, Chust craft, Pap transport links and foothill settlements change the rhythm before the road rises toward Kamchik. It feels busier than rural, but…

The city was founded in 1958 and was part of the Bukhara region. It was established as a mining center for the extraction of rare-earth elements, precious metals, and uranium.The city was named Navoi in honor of the…

Navoi Region is Uzbekistan at desert scale: Navoi city, mining towns, Kyzylkum roads, Sarmishsay petroglyphs, Nurata approaches and Aydarkul lake camps. It is industrial and old at the same time, with long drives that…

Nukus is the sixth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and the capital of the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic

The city of Urgench is the administrative center of the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan with a population of approximately 140,000 people, located near the border with Turkmenistan. Urgench is an important transport hub of…

Shahrisabz is only one door into Qashqadaryo Region. Qarshi, the engineered steppe, Muborak energy work, Kitab foothills, orchards, pilgrimage routes and roads toward the Hissar mountains give the province a tougher…

Samarkand Region carries one of Central Asia’s heaviest names, but its strength reaches beyond ceremony. Urgut market, bread ovens, workshops, village roads, universities, rail links and Zarafshan Valley farms keep…

Sirdaryo Region is small, flat and easily overlooked, but it explains modern Uzbekistan’s agricultural discipline. Gulistan, canals, cotton fields, service roads and the Syr Darya turn former steppe into a compact…

Surxondaryo Region is Uzbekistan’s southern door. Termez, the Amu Darya, the Friendship Bridge, Buddhist remains, pilgrimage places, Boysun routes and intense heat make the region feel like a frontier of trade, faith,…

Tashkent Region is the capital’s working hinterland: Chirchiq industry, Parkent wine roads, Charvak reservoir weekends, Chimgan and Beldersay slopes, Ugam-Chatkal valleys and commuter towns all sit close to Uzbekistan’s…

Richtan is a city in the south-west of the Ferghana Valley of Uzbekistan. Richtan is one of the most famous hearths of ceramic production in Uzbekistan whose work, according to tradition, was introduced in the twelfth…

Samarkand is famous for its surprisingly long history - it is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded 8 centuries BC. In the old days, this city was the most important point connecting East and West, and the Silk…

Tashkent is often the first practical contact with Uzbekistan: airport, trains, metro, markets, museums and the rhythm of a capital that has been rebuilt many times. It is useful copy territory for travelers preparing…

Termez (or Termiz) is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia: it is over 2,500 years old. In 2014 Termez was awarded the Order of Amir Timur. It is located in the extreme south of Uzbekistan on the northern border of…