UNESCO says that Uzbekistan’s government has broken its promise to refrain from doing demolition and building work near historic zones in the city of Bukhara pending joint agreement on a master plan.

BUKHARA, Uzbekistan -- In a sun-lit room in Tashkent, 75-year-old Akbar Rakhimov sits at his workbench. He leans forward, brush in hand, and draws black lines across a clay bowl. The strokes are ...

For centuries, the nomadic tribes of Central Asia used colorful textiles called suzanis as seating, prayer mats, bedding and dividers in their yurts – the traditional tents that were their homes.

The Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation has announced that the inaugural Bukhara Biennial will debut in the ancient Uzbekistan city on September 5, 2025. This first edition, titled ...

On the afternoon of February 26, demolition crews began work on dismantling a 23,000-seater soccer stadium near the historic heart of Bukhara. The razing of this building is only the start. Under a ...

BUKHARA, Uzbekistan — The ancient Silk Road city of Bukhara has two synagogues, a primary school that teaches Hebrew, a Jewish cultural association and a sprawling Jewish cemetery with more than ...

The forms covering the seven-meter wide, two-meter high abstract painting float in a scene of violent chaos where domed roofs, falling figures, and disembodied hands jump out of the canvas. “When They ...

Uzbekistan's government has made a massive tourism push over the last few years. By all accounts, it seems to be working. The World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Development Index now ranks ...

The Government of Uzbekistan had been proactive in addressing infrastructure needs during its transition to a market economy started in 2017. However, a legacy of degraded infrastructure and an ...

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