Culture & History
Abdullakhan Bandi: The 1580s Stone Dam Near Nurota
How a 1580s Bukhara khan's stone dam in the Beklarsoy gorge stored about 1.2 million m3 of floodwater: shaft sluice, lime-and-ash mortar, UNESCO listing.
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Culture & History
Alisher Navoi: The Poet Who Made a Language Literary
Why Alisher Navoi's name is on a city, a region, a metro station and the opera: his Herat life, the Khamsa, the 1499 Chagatai argument, where to see him.
Food & Drink
Tashkent Cafes: Wifi, Breakfast and Coffee Prices
Tashkent cafes in 2026: where to work with wifi and sockets, all-day breakfast chains, espresso and flat white prices in som, and how to pay by card.
Culture & History
Uzbekistan Reform Era: What Changed for Travellers
Uzbekistan's reforms since 2016, dated: the 2017 currency float, visa-free entry, reopened borders, and what hasn't changed, from registration to press.
Culture & History
Victory Park Tashkent: WWII Memorial, Museum, Tickets
Victory Park Tashkent opened 9 May 2020. What the WWII memorial and Museum of Glory show, the disputed Uzbek war figures, tickets, hours and metro access.
Destinations
Overrated and Underrated in Uzbekistan: Our Honest List
Overrated and underrated in Uzbekistan, sight by sight: why Moynaq and Bibi-Khanym disappoint, and where Afrasiyab and the Khorezm forts repay the time.
Culture & History
Uzbekistan Cotton History: Crop That Shaped a Nation
Cotton in Uzbekistan from 1880s American seed to Soviet quotas, the Rashidov cotton affair, the Aral Sea and the 2022 boycott lift, with sourced figures.
Things to Do
Tashkent State Circus: The Dome, Animals, Shows & Tickets
Tashkent State Circus: why the 1976 flying-saucer dome is the city's best Soviet building, what the 2025 animal ban means, show times and ticket prices.
Destinations
Uzbekistan vs Kyrgyzstan: Which Should You Visit?
Uzbekistan vs Kyrgyzstan: Silk Road cities or 3,000 m pastures, season windows that barely overlap, real costs, 2026 visa rules and when to combine both.
Culture & History
Jadid Movement: Central Asia's Reform Generation
The Jadid movement: Behbudiy's 1914 play Padarkush, new-method schools, Fitrat, the 1917-1924 hopes, the 1938 purge, and where to find Jadid traces today.