Tag: Uzbekistan
Tea and tapchan
Men take tea on a traditional tapchan on the road between Khiva and Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Credit : Charlotte Bonin (France) Find all of our photos of the… [...]
Russia resumes flights to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
Regular direct flights from Russia to several countries including Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have officially resumed. Passengers will have to follow strict measures to minimise transmission of Covid-19. A version of… [...]
Uzbekistan: researchers discover new dinosaur species
A team of international researchers discovered a brontosaurus-like Sauropod fossil in Uzbekistan this February. Dubbed Dzharatitanis kingi, this fossil is the first of its kind found in Central Asia. This… [...]
Midday sun over the Aral Sea
The Aral Sea in the far west of Uzbekistan, photographed from a yurt camp, glistens in the midday sun. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our photos of the… [...]
Uzbekistan and South Korea to cooperate on space exploration
February saw a meeting between South Korea and Uzbekistan focusing on space exploration and exploitation for peaceful purposes. This meeting was one in a series of diplomatic gatherings showing Uzbekistan’s… [...]
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Uzbekistan to invest in its digital infrastructure
Uzbekistan is ready to invest 2.5 billion US dollars by 2023 to develop its digital infrastructure, whose weaknesses were revealed by the coronavirus pandemic. This article was originally published on… [...]
The thousand islands
The many islands of Lake Sudochye in Western Uzbekistan: сountless small elevations, overgrown with reeds, rise out of the lake. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our photos… [...]
Towers of stone
Directly next to the fortress Gyaur Kala at the edge of Nukus, in western Uzbekistan, there is the cemetery Mizdakhan, which dates back to pre-Islamic times. The mosque, whose… [...]
Hyperboloid
Hyperboloid construction of a water tower dating back to 1920s in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Credit: Konstantin Novakovic (Serbia) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Uzbekistan to develop international and domestic tourism
The Uzbek government has announced an action plan to develop the country’s tourism industry. The new measures, targeting transport, visa requirements and taxes, are in effect since the end of… [...]
More Russian passports, fewer labour migrants: Central Asian migration to Russia in 2020
In 2020, Tajikistan overtook Kazakhstan on the list of countries whose citizens received Russian passports in 2020, coming second behind only Ukraine. Last year, a record number of Tajiks—more… [...]
Uzbekistan: when women demand to have a voice
ANALYSIS. Last spring, a violent crime against a young woman in Uzbekistan moved the general public. It was followed by a unique feminist protest on social media. For the Uzbek… [...]