In this episode of Silk Road Adventures, we uncover Samarkand’s enduring legacy—where Silk Road traders once gathered, ...

Samarkand was one of the ancient trading capitals of the Silk Road, where caravans would rest and trade on the long journeys between Turkey in the West and China in the East. That influence can be ...

Apparently, I’d arrived using the worst of the worst… a road that begins in Aktau, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, and crosses the endless desert all the way to this lonely border outpost. Normally, ...

NARA--An eighth-century pantry unearthed in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand suggests the influence of Eastern and Western dietary cultures on the dinner table of a Sogdian king ...

Immerse yourself in the rich history as you explore the Silk Road cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Explore their links to ancient astronomy and learn how ancient cultures ...

Discover dazzling Samarkand – the home to ancient sights, bustling city streets, and proud host of the 2023 UNWTO General Assembly.