Category: Destinations
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Samarkand vs Bukhara: Which Should You Visit?
An honest head-to-head on sights, atmosphere, food, cost and walkability — plus how to split three to five days if…
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Nurata: Springs, Fortress & Petroglyphs
Nurata travel guide: the sacred Chashma spring, Alexander-era fortress ruins, Bronze Age petroglyphs and the gateway to Aydarkul yurt camps.
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Andijan Travel Guide: Babur’s Home City
What to see in Andijan, the Fergana Valley’s biggest city: Babur museums and park, the Jami complex, huge bazaars, plus…
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Rishtan: Uzbekistan’s Blue Ceramics Town
Rishtan, Uzbekistan famed blue ceramics: the ishkor glaze, master potters, workshops, buying pottery and how to visit from the Fergana…
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Margilan: Home of Uzbek Silk
Margilan is the heart of Uzbek silk: visit the Yodgorlik factory, watch ikat atlas & adras weaving, shop Kumtepa Bazaar.…
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Kokand: Khan’s Palace & Fergana Gateway
Kokand travel guide: the Khudayar Khan Palace, mosques and tombs, plus how to visit as a day trip and gateway…
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Termez Travel Guide: Uzbekistan’s Buddhist South
Termez, on the Afghan border, holds Uzbekistan’s richest Buddhist heritage. Our guide to Fayaz Tepe, the sites, transport and sensitivity…
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Nukus, the Aral Sea & Moynaq: Karakalpakstan Guide
How to visit Nukus, the Savitsky Museum, the Moynaq ship graveyard and the shrunken Aral Sea in Uzbekistan’s remote Karakalpakstan…
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Fergana Valley Travel Guide: Silk & Ceramics
A practical guide to Uzbekistan’s Fergana Valley: Margilan silk, Rishtan ceramics, Kokand’s Khan’s Palace, plus transport, itineraries and where to…
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Tashkent Travel Guide: What to Do in Uzbekistan’s Capital
Plan your Tashkent trip: Chorsu Bazaar, Khast Imam, metro art, Besh Qozon plov, Magic City, Chimgan day trips, plus current…