The West (Khiva, Bukhara & the Aral)2 places
- BukharaThe most complete medieval city in Central Asia, a living Silk Road town of madrasas, minarets, and covered trading…
- KhivaA walled desert city that looks almost too perfect to be real, a compact maze of mud-brick minarets, madrasas, and…
The Centre (Samarkand)1 place
- SamarkandThe great crossroads of the Silk Road, where the conqueror Timur built a capital of colossal turquoise-domed mosques…