long a mainstay along the Silk Road. Traditionally a rest stop and watering hole for traders making their way from east to west and back, Khiva has been a strategic player on the world's greatest ...

For five thousand miles the Silk Road ran all the way from China’s ancient capital, through Central Asia. It passed through mythical cities such as Samarkand or Persepolis until it reached the ...

Immerse yourself in the rich history as you explore the silk road cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Explore their links to ancient astronomy and learn about how ancient cultures ...

When Silk Road trade reached its peak between the 3rd ... Russia as well as in the Khanates of Khiva and Bukhara, which received nearly 200 tonnes of Margilan silk carried by 1000 camels in ...

Imagine stepping into a centuries-old city frozen in time, with curious buildings made from baked mud bricks that sit by opulent palaces and colourful markets. Welcome to the small town of Khiva ...

In Khiva we watched awestruck as a family of local ... of six friends in their 60s who we keep bumping into along the Silk Road path. ‘People said to me, why the hell are you going there ...