Once an influential Jewish hub on Central Asia's Silk Road, urban center in Uzbekistan is now home to just several hundred ...

Americans can begin traveling to Uzbekistan without a visa on Jan. 1. The Central Asia country is allowing visa-free stays of ...

The ancient city of Bukhara is staging its first contemporary art Biennale. BUKHARA, Uzbekistan -- In a sun-lit room in Tashkent, 75-year-old Akbar Rakhimov sits at his workbench. He leans forward, ...

After nightfall in Bukhara, floodlights illuminate the madrassas, mosques, and century-old buildings surrounding the Lyabi Khauz water reservoir, bathing the structures in neon colors of green, yellow ...

BUKHARA, Uzbekistan — The first week of September was marked by two major events in Uzbekistan’s nascent contemporary art scene, revealing the Central Asian country’s ambition to foster a new economy ...

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BUKHARA, Uzbekistan (JTA) – Driving through this dusty desert city of many ornate and ancient mosques, Shirin Yakubov recalls the ruthlessness of her country’s recently deceased president of 25 years.

For a week in the middle of November, Bukhara played host to an unusual sight. Around 170 devotees of the Naqshbandi order of Sufism from some 18 countries, many of them wearing a colorful variety of ...

Tourists visit the ancient city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan on Aug. 28, 2024. Bukhara, a prominent stop on the ancient Silk Route, is known as one of the oldest cities in Central Asia. (Photo: Xinhua) This ...

The Ark, a mud-brick fortress of mostly 16th century construction that towers over Bukhara, in Uzbekistan, is now a museum with displays devoted to the once independent city state’s history. These ...

ASTANA — Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev inaugurated the Nur Bukhara project, the country’s first utility-scale integrated ...