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A bustling bazaar in Urgut, near Samarkand. "Every time I visit a city in Uzbekistan, I try to get to the bazaar as soon as possible," Bukharsky says.
IF YOU GO The Chorsu Bazaar is in the northwest part of Tashkent. You can reach it by Metro (subway) just outside Chorsu Station on the Uzbekistan Line.
Traders at the Siob Bazaar in Samarkand are on strike in protest against new tariffs imposed by the local government. According to a report distributed by opposition website Uznews.net, rents and ...
The ‘stans. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. They’re not on everyone’s radar. But they should be. Here's how to see the best of them in 14 days.
An outspoken blogger from Uzbekistan faces up to 10 years in prison in a dubious extortion case brought by local authorities in the country’s southeast region, Human Rights Watch said today.
A network of smuggling tunnels from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan begin near a vast bazaar on the border.
The walk through the old city bazaar in Bukhara, with masjids, madrassas and mausoleums awaiting you on the flanks, is a stride through the richness of history and Islamic architecture of Uzbekistan.
Finding vegetarian food in Uzbekistan can be tricky, but not impossible. Discover where and what to eat + tips for plant-based Uzbek dining.
3 Things Haggling At A Silk Bazaar Taught Me About Sales Negotiations Negotiation works in all kinds of sales settings if you come armed with these three tactics ...
The Siab Bazaar in Samarkand is one of the largest and oldest markets in Uzbekistan This week in Postcards a glimpse of what life was like in Samarkand in ancient times.
Coupled with the real or presumed threat of a resurgent Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan, the Islamization has alarmed many and sown panic among Uzbekistan's ethnic Russian and Russian-speaking ...
Taki-Sarrafon Bazaar in Bukhara. Undeterred by our lacklustre interest in any kind of transaction, the saleswoman directed her assistant to unfurl dozens of carpets in numerous sizes shapes and ...