I've updated my recommended reading list of books about Central Asia, including recently published titles, so have a browse & find yourself a great read for the weekend 😊 amazon.co.uk/shop/uzambassa
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I missed this last month but there was some wonderful coverage for Uzbekistan’s pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in
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🇺🇿 I bet you didn't know there are honey badgers living in Karakalpakstan!
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Beautiful Snow Leopard captured by wildlife camera in the Hissar National Reserve in Kashkadarya province, Uzbekistan
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Berdaq is to Karakalpak literature as Shakespeare is to English. His contribution to the national canon is celebrated at this imaginatively designed museum in Nukus, Karakalpakstan.
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Join me this Saturday at the Uzbek Culture Festival in London. There will be plov 🥰 uzbekculture.co.uk
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Gur e Amir's interior has to be the most spectacular mausoleum i have seen. And i have seen quite a few
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the cenotaph of Amir Timur in Gur e Amir, Samarqand is the largest single piece of jade in the world.
Brought from a Chinese palace by Ulugh Beg , his grandson
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There are more than 50 desert fortresses in Karakalpakstan, many of which are more than 2,000 years old. The dry climate means that they are remarkably well preserved.
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The painted Sogdian jug fragment from Afrasiyab (Samarkand), late 7th / early 8th C, one of very few examples of Sogdian painted ceramics. Housed in
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Call for applications for Summer School: 1-26 August
Deadline: 16 June
Available for applicants from: #Kazakhstan, #Kyrgyzstan, #Mongolia, #Tajikistan, #Turkmenistan, and #Uzbekistan
osce-academy.net/en/seminars/fu
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Thé London first Uzbek culture and food festival will reunite friends and chance to listen to good music, eat and enjoy the culture. See you in 7 days 🚀🇺🇿❤️#Uzbekistan #milliyfest
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Igor Savitsky was an accomplished painter in his own right, as well as a collector and curator. He first came to Karakalpakstan as the artist of a Soviet archaeological expedition excavating the desert fortresses.
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Afritwira Buana joined the recent press trip to Karakalpakstan & produced a report for Indonesia’s Metro TV about the Lower Amudarya Biosphere Reserve.
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The avant garde art collection at the Savitky Museum is internationally-renowned. Many of the artworks on display were saved from destruction or oblivion by the foresight of Igor Savitsky, a true hero in the art world.
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Want to stay in a yurt? There are plenty of options in Karakalpakstan, but this one on the edge of Kok Su has one of the most idyllic locations.
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On Saturday 17 June I’ll be at the Uzbek Culture & Food Festival in London, eating plov & partying away to the live music. I hope to see lots of you there to share in this celebration of Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
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Direct flights between Samarkand and Tehran will start on 21 June.
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There are many attractive Soviet era mosaics in Karakalpakstan, but the best collection of them is in the capital, Nukus. This image is just one section of a huge mosaic covering most of the building at Karakalpakstan 23.
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Uzbekistan is known for its nons, flatbreads cooked in blazing hot tandoors that have a distinct signature stamp in the middle. I travelled to four cities and sampled four different types:
1. Margilan
2. Samarkand
3. Bukhara
4. Tashkent
My favourite was Margilan’s non!
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Susana Ribeiro of Viajes Comigo joined last month’s press trip to Uzbekistan with . You can read all her articles from the trip in Portuguese here:
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Sher dor Madrasa, Samarqand~
Students going to universities or colleges today might wonder at the presence of two tigers chasing deers on the entrance of an educational institution.
But when Yalangtush Bakhodur, the military governor of the city, built this madrasa in Samarqand's… Show more
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Vitalij Bogomazov wrote a detailed article about Uzbekistan, its culture & tourist attractions for .
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1/ “Mighty is geometry; joined with art, resistless.”
~ Euripides
Dome interior of Registan Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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I have a one word answer to this question: YES!!! But do read my article for to find out why Karakalpakstan is such a super travel destination.
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I've been to Karakalpakstan twice and I did not know about this. Can't wait to read this guide by the incredible and knowledgeable ! Hands down the most interesting region I visited in Central Asia. But I am still missing a lot. Possibly this summer? ☺️
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The 12th century Sufi saint, poet, and scholar Sulaymon Bakirgani (Hakim Ata) was a disciple of Khoja Ahmad Yassaui. He is buried near Muynak in Karakalpakstan.
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The 12th century Sufi saint, poet, and scholar Sulaymon Bakirgani (Hakim Ata) was a disciple of Khoja Ahmad Yassaui. He is buried near Muynak in Karakalpakstan.
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Ancient stone tower discovers in Kashkadarya
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Uzbekistan is one of four budget-friendly destinations recommended by for this summer
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On the #WorldEnvironmentDay learn more about Resurrection Island in Uzbekistan - place of the biggest ecological catastrophe turning into a place of hope.
saiga-conservation.org/2023/06/06/wor
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Located at the foot of the magnificent Kalyan minaret on the Registan square in Bukhara - the Poi-Kalyan architectural ensemble
#Uzbekistan #uzbtravel #tourism #travelling #journey #worldwide
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Polish airline is starting direct flights from Warsaw to Tashkent (with onward connection to Samarkand) from March 2024.
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Qataris can now visit Uzbekistan visa-free for up to 30 days.
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