Turkmenistan has long been considered one of the globe’s most isolated countries. New streamlined visa regulations are ...

The five ‘Stans’, independent nations since 1991, are influenced by their neighbours, but distinctive and fascinating.

The Foreign Office has issued an update for a tourist destination, urging Brits to be careful before taking photographs.

Editor’s Note: The Astana Times continues its Forgotten Cities of the Silk Road series, exploring Kazakhstan’s tentative ...

Kunya-Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The old town contains a ...