The warren of well-preserved streets in Uzbekistan’s ancient city of Khiva that weave between mosques and madrasas also function as a vast open-air souvenir market. Photo: Peter Neville-Hadley
Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva – Uzbekistan’s ancient cities reveal the best of the heritage-rich country in Central Asia
- Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva are strung out along the edge of the vast Kyzylkum Desert like beads on a priceless, antique necklace
- A rapid rail service links cities characterised by marvellous mosques, madrasas and minarets
The warren of well-preserved streets in Uzbekistan’s ancient city of Khiva that weave between mosques and madrasas also function as a vast open-air souvenir market. Photo: Peter Neville-Hadley
