A new book explores the legacy of an often-overlooked architectural style born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital.

Technology enables scientists to measure and discover things that would be impossible to find without it, like these lost ...

Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...

According to an investigation by RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service, one of the men arrested in Uzbekistan last month was also imprisoned ...

Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities. Located in southeastern ...

Do Russian demands for stricter measures against labor migrants mark a shift in Moscow’s relationship with Central Asia?

Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Recen Samarkand, an ancient city in Uzbekistan with a history spanning thousands of years, is ...

Despite Moscow’s diplomatic overtures, Uzbekistan announced on October 17 that it will not be pursuing full membership in the Eurasian Economic Union.

Lost for centuries, two cities lay buried, nearly 5 kilometers (3 miles) apart, underneath grassy pastures in the mountains of Uzbekistan. Now, archaeologists for the first time have ...

A city larger than many in Europe at the time was perched in the mountains.

The cities were found in a mountainous region – it’s unusual for settlements of this time to be at such high altitudes ...

ALMATY – Uzbekistan votes in a parliamentary election on Oct 27 that is certain, in the absence of opposition parties, to produce a legislature loyal to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev despite some ...