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 ...

A 51-year-old local resident has been sentenced to five years in prison in Uzbekistan for mercenary service in the Russian ...

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 ...

Mr. Jeff, would you like to ride a camel?,” my guide Ikram asked while waiting outside my yurt. Oh goodness, I thought to ...

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 ...

Uzbekistan votes in parliamentary election More than 47% of votes cast by 0800 GMT Threshold makes election valid, election authorities say Election to return legislature loyal to president ...