For hundreds of years, Tajik served as a lingua franca in this flourishing center of Persian civilization, situated in present-day Uzbekistan. But now, Uzbek authorities seem intent on ripping up the ...

Persia and Europe Some key dates in Uzbekistan's history: 1st century BC - Central Asia, including present-day Uzbekistan, forms an important part of the overland Great Silk Road trade route ...

The broad Soviet-style avenues of Uzbekistan’s capital were lined ... “nor Roman traders in Ch’ang-an,” referring to present-day Xi’an. It was in the time of the Han dynasty’s Emperor ...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Uzbekistan on Tuesday on a two-day official visit to enhance ... and government officials, were also present at the Tashkent airport.

An international conference was held on “Astronomy in Uzbekistan: Past, Present, Future”, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Astronomical Institute. Representatives of ...

He drives his excavator 12 hours a day, six days a week as part of a frenzy for the metal that officials hope will boost Uzbekistan’s output. Last year, the country produced 110.8 tons of gold ...

In a country where the vast majority of individuals now use digital payments weekly, Uzbekistan’s digital ... and infrastructure gaps, they also present opportunities for those willing to ...

Yet, the Soviets also left a different kind of legacy, as NPR's Philip Reeves found out while exploring Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan ... are being revived in the present.