Behind the fortress of the inner-town called Itchan-Kala, visitors are met with the beautiful site of the Kalta Minor, which means short minaret.
105 months ago

From the endless steppes of the Kazakhstan interior to the immense temples and minarets of the Samarkand and Bukhara to the jutting, thrusting, snow-covered...
88 months ago

Desert citadels, crumbling mud fortresses, mosaic-adorned medressas and busy market bazaars. For many centuries, the Silk Road was the world's superhighway.
66 months ago

Often found in churches and mosques, mosaics seem like a simple art in practice — after all, they're produced by assembling small bits of...
70 months ago

An expertly-crafted mosaic mural can truly stir the soul. From deep in the Serbian countryside to the ancient towns of Jordan, discover the...
55 months ago

Photos of flooded houses in the Turtkul district of Karakalpakstan have been circulated on social networks.
19 months ago

The guests toured the Western Gate, the Kalta Minor minaret, the old Kunya-Ark citadel and madrassah, craft workshops, the mausoleum of Pakhlavan-Makhmud and...
18 months ago

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the Ichan-Kala complex in Khiva.
30 months ago

Walk south from the Abdulla Khan Medressa to the Islom Hoja Medressa and minaret – Khiva's newest Islamic monuments, both built in 1910. You can climb the…
91 months ago

From the majestic minarets of Samarkand to the bustling bazaars of Tashkent, Uzbekistan is an enchanting destination that promises to leave visitors spellbound.
3 months ago