Central Asia recognized as the best tourist destination for 2016
The oldest hotel in the world (over 1300 years old)
The oldest hotel in the world (over 1300 years old) The oldest hotel in the world, which still opens its doors to visitors, Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, is located in Japan (Yamanashi Prefecture) among magnificent landscapes and hot springs. For more than 1300 years the hotel …
The Mosque and the Rules for Visiting It (9 Rules)
The Mosque and the Rules for Visiting It (9 Rules) Tourists who come to Central Asia should definitely know what a mosque is and the rules for visiting it. A mosque is a prayer house for Muslims. The word mosque in Arabic means “to fall …
The Last Emir of Ancient Bukhara (from 1746 to 1920).
The last emir of the Bukhara Khanate, who fled his homeland Did you know that the last Emir of Bukhara, Seyyid Mir Mohammed Alim-khan, was the tenth and last representative of the Turkic Mangyt family, which ended the dynasty of Uzbek Emirs who ruled the …
Bird of happiness of Uzbekistan – Semurg (Humo) 1200-800g.
Semurg Humo
Sarmyshsai – Petroglyphs Under the Open Sky Exhibition
The Sarmyshsai Petroglyphs
Nasreddin Afandi – The Oriental Joker and Trickster (13th Century)
Khoja Nasreddin Afandi – Eastern joker and trickster – was he or wasn’t he? Do you know who Nasreddin Afandi is – an oriental joker and trickster, an eternal vagabond, a subtle thinker, a rebel and a fool? This character of jokes, legends and myths …
Uzbek Skullcap 6 Century – With You We Are Connected
“With you we are tied forever, like a skullcap and an Uzbek!!!” Traditional Uzbek headdress – an Uzbek skullcap – is one of the symbols of Uzbekistan because it is hard to imagine an Uzbek without it. It is not without reason they say: “We …
Spread out Dastarkhan, the guests are coming!
Dastarkhan – the center of the home, a symbol of hospitality and well-being Dastarkhan – the center of the hearth, a symbol of hospitality and well-being of the peoples of Central Asia and the East. The whole family gathers at dastarkhan for eating and drinking …
Uzbek Chapan – Not a Khalat, Chapan – This (Treasure1)
Uzbek chapan will keep you warm in cold weather and protect you from the sun in hot weather Uzbek chapan is not just a robe, chapan is a treasure! And it is really so! Surely everyone who mentions the word “Uzbek” or Uzbekistan has an …
Fitrat – Uzbek Historian and Poet (1886-1938)
Abdurauf Fitrat – fought for enlightenment, died of ignorance Abdurauf Fitrat was an Uzbek historian and poet who spent his life fighting for the enlightenment of the Uzbek people. Fitrat was born in the ancient city of Bukhara in 1886 into the family of the …
Summer (+40°) Time to Fear the Heat in Uzbekistan!
Summer Time to Fear the Heat in Uzbekistan! Travelers coming to Uzbekistan in the summer should remember that this period in all of Central Asia is marked by a particularly blazing sun. Therefore, you should take care of your well-being and follow some recommendations, proven …