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Background: Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves. Current concerns include terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.



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The Tashkent Games
10 days ago: TomandLucy published a blog
The Tashkent Games
September 24th 2008  Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent
We arrived into Tahkent after a pretty hectic day crossing the Kazakh/Uzbek border by foot. The border gaurds were seemingly pleasant on the outside, laughing and joking with us but were less amused w ... 8 photos [full story]

28 days ago: kirstent published a blog
Just watching a Lada flip in Tashkent
September 15th 2008  Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent
We had time there to have a look around. We went up King Soloman's mountain and just generally took in the city. Osh is Kyrgyzstan's second largest city. It was a lot prettier than Bishkek and I enjo ... [full story]

September 2nd 2008  Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent
In Tashkent you cannot forget the Soviet past, I was taken back to being 18 again and living in Hungary.... it made me realise how huge the Soviet Union was, the reach from Europe into Central Asia. T ... [full story]

37 days ago: maxicoley published a blog
Tashkent
September 2nd 2008  Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent
Arrived safely into the Tashkent airport to be greeted by the messiest passport control of my life. It beats the choas in Hurgarda by a million fold. Basically everyone thinks if they push and stand ... [full story]

Farewell Central Asia
60 days ago: trabella published a blog
Farewell Central Asia
August 12th 2008  Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent
Coming back to Tashkent felt like coming home. It was nice to be in familiar surroundings again and to know where we were going. The last couple of days were spent getting the last doses of Uzbek food ... 1 photos [full story]

Osh - Andijan - Tashkent
91 days ago: Ergens onderweg published a blog
Osh - Andijan - Tashkent
July 14th 2008  Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent
De taxirit van Bishkek naar Osh is er één die we zo snel mogelijk willen vergeten al zal ze ons nog lang heugen.. In ’t kort: de rit zou 10 uren duren, iets voor halfweg krijgen we autopech, 6 u ... 33 photos [full story]

A taste of Tashkent
95 days ago: trabella published a blog
A taste of Tashkent
July 9th 2008  Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent
I am now in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan and starting to feel like I'm functioning normally again after a week of madness. I have been suffering from a severe lack of sleep - partly my fault as ... 7 photos [full story]

Uzbekistan: Land of Mosques, Minarets and Mausoleums
May 29th 2008  Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent
We flew from Iran to Uzbekistan, (our first flight since leaving home) as getting a visa to travel over land through Turkmenistan takes a lot of time, needs a letter of invitation (expensive) and ... 12 photos [full story]

Uzbekistan
130 days ago: Matt Y published a blog
Uzbekistan
June 5th 2008  Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent
A week inside a living museum. Uzbekistan has a perfect tourist trail with three fantastic cities to visit. Each has its own style but they fit together well. The tourist sites have been very well loo ... 10 photos [full story]

Wednesday and Thursday
144 days ago: kimgym published a blog
Wednesday and Thursday
May 22nd 2008  Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent
Wednesday and Thursday Pictures coming soon Some fun things lately: 1. Taking action photos on our porch 2. Seeing Swan Lake, the ballet, in a nice theater in town on Weds evening 3. Eating ... 20 photos [full story]


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