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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.To be updated

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By maxicoley
September 9th 2008

Arab Ata Asia » Uzbekistan » Samarkand

Best day on the whole central asian part of the trip was spent venturing out to a 10th century Samanid mausoleum somewhat between Bukara and Samarqand. Katherine had a great book about mouments of central asia which included a tiny section about ArabAta in a town Tim about 200km from Samarqand along the old royal road between the two great cities of the Syr Darya. Our plan was public transport was after first walking away from the Tourist part of town nearby the Registan we found a taxi driver who took us to the mashruka stop for minibusses heading west. After [View Full Entry]

By Lonard
September 8th 2008

Temples, Football & Adventure in Tashkent Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent

The Telyashayakh Mosque

Uzbekistan. We had been planning this trip for so long and finally the time had come around. My mate Leigh met me in Riga the day before we were due to fly into Tashkent. We started to get pumped up about the thought of seeing the Socceroos start there World Cup qualification campaign in a couple of days time so instead of wasting this new found energy we had a massive night in the Old Town of Riga. We spent most of the night in a Russian nightclub where most of the local women looked like FHM models....welcome to Latvia. A [View Full Entry]

By maxicoley
September 7th 2008

Bukara - The Pillar of Islam Asia » Uzbekistan » Bukhara

Kolon Mosque and Minaret

I spend two days spent in Bukara visting Madrassas and Mosques. Sublime architecture with stunning tile work and madrassahs with wonderfully simple rooms. The Kolon Mosque is massive and gives a real sense of the power of Bukara as a seat of Islamic learning. In addition i'm quite impressed by the density of madrassas in Bukara as it clearly signifies the strenght and influence it must have had over islamic scholarship across the wider Muslim world. I met a delightful Uzbek family who took me out to Bakhautdin Naqshband Mausoleum who was the famous 14th century founder of an influenti [View Full Entry]

By maxicoley
September 5th 2008

Khiva - Khorezm Asia » Uzbekistan » Khiva

Khiva from a minaret

Flew into Urgench on a Russian plane crossing both the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya which was quite interesting. The irrigated land is a channel of green in a sandy desert which stretches as far as the eye can see. I met Rafael and Claire two French travellers and we shared a taxi to Khiva from Urgench. The town itself is pretty amazing but with so much restoration and the quite numerous tourists it feels a bit clinical and a bit like disneyland. But that said there are quite a few gems in if one lets their immagination fly its [View Full Entry]

By dancing01star
September 4th 2008

Buchara city of the silk road Asia » Uzbekistan » Bukhara

Or as they say in Uzbek - Buyuk Ipak Yoli Am in Buchara, Uzbekistan, an oasis in the Kyzyl kum desert, a sbopping place for camel caravans carrying exotic wares, for thousands of years.... There are camel statues round the ornamental pool which is one of the centres of the old town, Lyabi Hauz. Lined with old willows and choikhanas under the trees where dogs, cats and ducks live pretty much in harmony (it was two cats I saw fighting)! There should be a fable in that somewhere.... There are turquoise blue mosaiced iwans (mosque entrance) opposite eachother across the pool, [View Full Entry]

By maxicoley
September 2nd 2008

Tashkent Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent

75 euros worth of som

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 as close to the glass panel as possible they will be able to get their stamp sooner and get out of the crush of humans. The problem with this is that everyone is pushed togther as in a scrum. Everything eneded up pretty wild right up the front with a few Uzbeks and Russians and Ukrainians getting into a bit of 'heated discussion'. Eventually got through [View Full Entry]

By dancing01star
September 2nd 2008

Tashkent - first impressions of Uzbekistan 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. The buildings are angular affairs, tumbledown in the case of the appartment blocks, swish in that of the government buildings. with wide treelined boulevards. It is actually a lot more pleasant than I was expecting... made even better by the lack of cars on the road. I was skipping across with ease instead of taking my life into my hands as every time in [View Full Entry]

By trabella
August 12th 2008

Farewell Central Asia Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent

can somebody translate please?

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 even as I knew I had to make the most of it whilst I was there! It was a bittersweet goodbye as I loved Uzbekistan but was really ready to leave. Of course the departure wasn't as easy as you would think. When we got to the airport, we learned that the 3 only shops didn't accept local currency!!! I couldn't even spend [View Full Entry]

nothing with hair please, let alone tail!

By Farzi
July 29th 2008

since 2 month in tashkent Asia » Uzbekistan » Tashkent

seems 2 month we are here , himself and i ... past one month the weather was so hot in tashkent almost going out and hanging around with out aircondition is impossible .the bad point in here is : resturant and fast food are working till 11 pm , shops till 9 adisco after 12 ! before we came here we were thinking uzbakistan language supose to be uzbak but later we learnd that all suviate countries in their schools teching russia language . if you learn russia you can travel to 15 country and passing relax .in tashkent during the [View Full Entry]

By Ergens onderweg
July 28th 2008

Noekoes - Chiva - Boechara - Samarkand Asia » Uzbekistan » Samarkand

Moejnak

James Elroy Flecker THE GOLDEN JOURNEY TO SAMARKAND We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go Always a little further: it may be Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow, Across that angry or that glimmering sea, White on a throne or guarded in a cave There lives a prophet who can understand Why men were born: but surely we are brave, Who take the Golden Road to Samarkand. Sweet to ride forth at evening from the wells When shadows pass gigantic on the sand, And softly through the silence beat the bells Along the Golden Road to Samarkand. [View Full Entry]

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