Uzbekistan
Camels in the fields
Two dromedary camels roam snowy fields of the Jizzakh region, Uzbekistan. Credit: Saxon Bosworth (United Kingdom) during Mission: Find Aral. [...]
Bukharan Mornings
The sun’s morning rays are already glaring in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, before the shadows can begin to fade. A shopkeeper walks to open his shop as a pair of tourists stroll… [...]
Carving Wood
Young men carving the wooden column in a traditional way, using chisels. Khiva, Uzbekistan. Credit: Konstantin Novaković Find all of our photos of the… [...]
Underground palaces
Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, was the first city in Central Asia to open a metro, back in Soviet times. The subway stations were… [...]
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An imam talking on the phone at the Hazrat-Hyzr mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Credit: Woudenberg Lindo (France) Find all of our photos of the… [...]
Blue like the Sky
The tiles decorating the Islam Khodja minaret in the Uzbek city of Khiva are reminiscent of the blue of the sky. Credit: Akbar Ibragimov (Uzbekistan) Find… [...]
Non-Seller
A woman selling non, traditional Uzbek bread baked in the Tandir oven in Bukhara’s Kolkhoz Bazaar, Uzbekistan. Foto: Konstantin Novaković (Serbia) Find all of our… [...]
Fortresses and Walls
The archaeological site of Ayaz-Kala in Uzbekistan houses three fortresses with imposing mud-brick walls. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our photos… [...]
Glance from the shade
A view of the buildings of the Shox-i-Zinda complex in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from one of the open mausoleums. Credit: Nils Dörling Find all of our photos of the… [...]
Details of the Silk Road
A detailed view of a dome in the Shah-i-Zinda complex in Samarkand. The complex is home to some of the most well-restored Silk Road era architecture in Uzbekistan. Credit: Ashley… [...]
Khorezm Fortresses
View of the Khorezm fortresses at the archaeological site of Ayaz-Kala in Uzbekistan. Credit: Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all of our… [...]