Located in east-central Uzbekistan ... to explore the actual city of Samarkand and for that a guide can be very useful. Highlights include the iconic Registan Square, which features three ...

Samarkand’s Silk Road past is woven into its present. At Registan Square, once a bustling marketplace, researcher Armida Nazaryan explains its role as a trade hub between East and West.

In this episode of Silk Road Adventures, we discover how Ulugh Beg, a 15th-century ruler and scholar, transformed Samarkand into a centre of astronomical excellence, leaving a legacy that continues to ...