Samarkand is one of the jewels of Central Asia ... Now you can photograph the remarkable vaulted ceilings, the historical murals, and trippy light sculptures. At Biruniy station, the ceiling ...

While you can find countless varieties of these breads across Uzbekistan, the most legendary loaves are baked in the city of Samarkand. Here, bread is sacred and made with the utmost care.

The six-metre mural was unearthed, almost intact, in the “Hall of the Ambassadors” in Samarkand — a major trading city on the historic Silk Road — flanked by scenes of India and China.

NARA--An eighth-century pantry unearthed in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand suggests the influence ... including Chinese murals with images of Sogdians. The illustration shows the king ...

Bread is treated as a sacred staple in Uzbekistan. The BBC visits a bakery where 10,000 loaves of the fabled Samarkand bread are hand-rolled, individually stamped, and baked in a tandoor every day.