Uzbekistan will launch new high-speed electric train services connecting Khiva, Bukhara and Tashkent from September 9, closing a long-standing gap in rail access to one of the country’s most visited historic cities, according to the…
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Turkmenistan, long one of Central Asia’s least-visited and historically off-plan countries, is now pitching itself to international tour operators as an emerging destination as flight access improves and the government moves, slowly,…
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Turkmenistan is tentatively welcoming foreign tourists after decades of near-total isolation, with tour agencies reporting a sharp fall in visa rejections and authorities unveiling plans to grow the sector, AFP reported on June 23.
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Uzbekistan has launched a high-speed train service connecting Tashkent to Khiva, cutting journey times between the capital and the ancient Silk Road city from 14 hours to seven hours and 40 minutes, Travel Tomorrow reported on May 2.
Uzbekistan has inaugurated a rebuilt and greatly enlarged memorial complex at the shrine of Imam al-Bukhari near Samarkand, increasing its capacity more than five-fold ahead of Eid al-Fitr.
Uzbekistan has inaugurated the Center for Islamic Civilization (CIC) in Tashkent, opening its doors to the public during the final days of Ramadan after eight years of planning and construction, PRNewswire reported on March 17.
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Kazakhstan’s national railway operator has added Tajikistan to the itinerary of its Jibek Joly tourist train, extending a service that until now had connected only Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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Uzbekistan’s Fergana Valley, long overshadowed by the Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, is drawing fresh attention from the international travel industry as infrastructure investment, expanding air connectivity and a structured…