October came and went without promised construction work beginning on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, but Kyrgyzstan ...

Today, the Central Asian country is considered an unusual, “off the beaten road” holiday destination for westerners, but for ...

Tugunbulak could have housed as many as 5,000 residents with the only source of food being pastured animals or what could be ...

The heady aroma of zira, the Uzbek word for cumin, perfumes nearly every dish served at Zira Uzbek Kitchen, including its ...

A new book explores the legacy of an often-overlooked architectural style born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital.

Technology enables scientists to measure and discover things that would be impossible to find without it, like these lost ...

Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...

According to an investigation by RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service, one of the men arrested in Uzbekistan last month was also imprisoned ...

Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities. Located in southeastern ...

Do Russian demands for stricter measures against labor migrants mark a shift in Moscow’s relationship with Central Asia?

Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Recen Samarkand, an ancient city in Uzbekistan with a history spanning thousands of years, is ...

Despite Moscow’s diplomatic overtures, Uzbekistan announced on October 17 that it will not be pursuing full membership in the Eurasian Economic Union.