Located along the right bank of the Ili River, approximately 128 kilometers from Almaty, the Besshatyr necropolis comprises ...

These traders had to eat on the go, and the foods they brought with them were the ancient-world equivalent of instant ramen and camp chili: easy to transport, quick to cook in large batches over a ...

At the seventeenth BRICS+ Summit in Brazil this July, Uzbekistan was granted official partner country status—alongside ...

Located near Higashinakano Station, Pao Compound is an eclectic mix of restaurants, event spaces and an affinity for cultural ...

Xi'an, once the imperial capital of 13 ancient dynasties, marked the starting point of the Silk Road and is considered one of ...

The public opinion in Azerbaijan can also not be dismissed easily. While elites in Baku are sympathetic to Israel and distrustful of Iran, people in Shiite strongholds, such as villages around the ...

Iraq wants to open up ancient trade routes to create a new "Silk Road" of highways, railways and ports linking the Gulf to ...

On the Silk Road, Traces of Once Bustling Intercontinental Trade A new book of photographs captures the landscapes, buildings and faces along the route that once conveyed untold wealth between ...