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For those who are not arranged to independently get their food, armed with spinning rods and marsh boots in the vast expanses of Uzbekistan, we advise going fishing in Chimgan

One of the madrassas with the most gorgeous decoration is Tilla Kori Madrassa at Registan Square in Samarkand. Astonishing in its beauty, makhrab of the mosque is decorated with golding painting

The greatest long-livers on earth are relict trees. Man dies, palaces collapse, dynasties fade into oblivion, eras change one another, the earth's topography changes - and only the big trees stand in their former place.

And here is another amazing place in Uzbekistan, for those travelers who are not looking for the beaten track...

When we reached Rukhabad, we heard an amazing prayer – azan. Azanchi was calling all believers for praying, its sound filled the whole Gur- Emir Square.

Many interesting finds have been transferred to the Zaamin Local History Museum, which this year opened its doors - renovated, after reconstruction.

No one can count how many hundreds of centuries the dish called «shashlik» exists.

Popularly known as the Emir’s Summer Palace in Bukhara, this charming and nauseating collection of dwellings and state rooms was built by the Russians in 1911 for the last Emir Alim Khan

If metal working has appeared later than ceramics, then not for much. And indeed, chasing surpasses all other types of crafts according to age. It is the oldest type of applied art, and the most magnificent specimens of it can be found in Bukhara.

Chust knife is a well-known word combination in Russia and abroad. It seems that there is no difference what knife one uses to chop carrots for pilaf, a national Uzbek knife or a Japanese ceramic kitchen knife.