Silk Roads Square
For centuries the silk road was the heartbeat of world trade and Uzbekistan was at the very center of it. The capital of Uzbekistan known as Tashkent was a major trading hub along the Silk Road. When maritime trade took over most of these cities faded into oblivion but some cities like Samarkand and Bukhara managed to preserve their desert citadels, mosaic-adorned fortresses, medressas, mud structures, town squares, and market bazaars.
Despite the Soviet rule many countries of Central Asia succeeded in preserving their culture, Uzbekistan is one of them. While the Uzbek stretch of the Silk Road is not as talked about and well travelled like the Chinese bit, it is equally as adventure-worthy and unbelievably beautiful with the added advantage of being unspoilt.
Get ready to experience large expanses of desert that go as far as your eyes can see, sandy roads, Central Asian architecture that seem to pop out of the desert sand, exotic markets and bazaars full of textiles, mosaic tiles, gold trinkets, and some of the most unexpected things you can ever imagine.
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