Culture & History
Uzbekistan's UNESCO Tentative List, Site by Site
Every entry on Uzbekistan's UNESCO Tentative List, wave by wave from 1996 to 2025, with dates, criteria, the October 2026 clean-up and a regional table.
Itineraries
A Tashkent Layover: What to Do in 6 to 12 Hours
Can you leave Tashkent airport on a layover? Transit rules, airport lockers, a Chorsu and metro loop, plov timing and when to head back, for 6 to 12 hours.
The four cities
Where nearly every trip beginsHow long have you got?
Day-by-day routes with train times between Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.
Latest guides
Browse every guide
Getting Around
Tashkent's Suburban Trains: Routes, Fares, Tickets
Tashkent's elektrichka lines to Khodjikent, Parkent, Gulistan and Bekabad: fares from 16 October 2026, monthly passes, tickets, stations and timetables.
Destinations
Uzbekistan's 5 Ramsar Wetlands and Why They Matter
Uzbekistan's five Ramsar wetlands from the official records: areas, dates, birds, threats, the date mix-up in local releases and the 2026-2030 strategy.
Travel Tips
Tourist Complaints in Uzbekistan: Who to Call, Deadlines
Lost bag, bad hotel, broken tour or a theft? Which Uzbek body handles it, the number to dial, the evidence to keep and the legal deadlines that apply.
Culture & History
Kitab Latitude Station: Uzbekistan's Pole-Watching Outpost
How a station on the 39°08′ parallel near Shakhrisabz logged 250,000+ latitude readings to track Earth's wobbling pole, and what it does today.
Travel Tips
Power, Hot-Water and Gas Cuts in Uzbekistan: When and Why
Why Uzbekistan's power, hot water and gas fail by season: summer peak cuts, spring maintenance, winter gas pressure, plus 104, 112 and carbon monoxide.
Travel Tips
Old Names, New Names: Uzbekistan's Renamed Places
Tashkent Yuzhny is now Toshkent-Janubiy, Chimgan is Chimyon. A lookup of Uzbekistan's renamed districts, stations, airports and peaks, from the decrees.
Culture & History
Uzbekistan in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register
Ten Uzbek entries sit on UNESCO's Memory of the World registers. What each one physically is, who holds it, and which ones a visitor can actually see.
