TOURISM AND CUISINE. UZBEKISTAN

Welcome to Uzbekistan – an oasis of peace, a land where ancient history and modern culture converge, a country located at the mid-point of the Great Silk Road! It’s the oldest land in Central Asia, maintaining a twenty-five century long history, a country with a specific historical and cultural community different from that of other [...]

Отель Burj Al Arab \ Hotel Burj Al Arab

Путешествия с семьей в ОАЭ 4 часть \ Traveling with family in UAE 4 part – 2007

World Travel Awards 2005: Leading Train: Rocky Mountaineer

James Terry, CEO, Rocky Mountaineer picks up the World’s Leading Experience by Train at theWorld Travel Awards. This video interview is from the World Travel Awards 2005 gala ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Trophies for the awards were given out at a gala ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House, which was broadcast [...]

World Travel Awards 2005: Leading Train: Rocky Mountaineer

James Terry, CEO, Rocky Mountaineer picks up the World’s Leading Experience by Train at theWorld Travel Awards. This video interview is from the World Travel Awards 2005 gala ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Trophies for the awards were given out at a gala ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House, which was broadcast [...]

Cathedral mosque of Khiva, Uzbekistan (in ENGLISH)

Cathedral mosque of Khiva, or Djuma-Mosque is situated in the center of Ichan-Qala on a road going from Palvan-darvaza gates to Ata-darvaza. It is an archaic mosque with flat ceilings on columns that has no analogues in Central Asia. Such construction is peculiar to ancient Arabian mosques. The present-day building was constructed in the 18th [...]

Carpets, Uzbekistan (in English)

The Uzbeks refer to three main types of carpet: gulyam (short pile), julkhirs (long pile), and palas. The characteristic feature of carpets with short pile is their red-brown tint, lit up by a harmony of light-coloured details of the principal medallions, which are frequently of geometrical form. alas fabrics are diverse in Uzbekistan. These include: [...]

Bukhara Emir’s Palace. Uzbekistan (in English)

The history of the palace Sitora-i Mohi Khosa, the summer residence of the last Bukharan emirs, is situated 4 km north of the city. The old palace was built in the second half of the 19th century by Ahadkhan, father of the last emir of Bukhara. Yet Ahadkhan’s palace has partly survived to this day. [...]

Termez, Uzbekistan (in English)

Termez (Uzbek: Termiz / Термиз; Russian: Термез) is a city in southern Uzbekistan near the border with Afghanistan. The city was named by Greeks who came with Alexander the Great. Termez means in Greek “hot” or “hot place” (Thermo or Thermos). It is still the hottest point of Uzbekistan. It has a population of 140404 [...]

World Travel Awards 2005: World Leading Destination: London

John Ross, Senior Economic Adviser to the Mayor of London picks up the World’s Leading Destination for London at theWorld Travel Awards. This video interview is from the World Travel Awards 2005 gala ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. Trophies for the awards were given out at a gala ceremony at London’s Royal [...]

Bukhara Uzbekistan 2010 (in ENGLISH)

Bukhara (Uzbek: Buxoro / Бухоро; Russian: Бухара), from the Soghdian βuxārak (“lucky place”), is the capital of the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan. The nation’s fifth-largest city, it has a population of 263400 (2009 census estimate). The region around Bukhara has been inhabited for at least five millennia and the city itself has existed for half [...]

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