Starting January 1, 2026, American travelers can visit Uzbekistan visa-free. The historic Central Asian nation is known for ...

While in the mid-2010s the country’s nominal gross domestic product stood at approximately USD 60-65 billion, it has now ...

Once closed off to tourists, the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan is now actively welcoming international travellers. Sat at the heart of the fabled Silk Road, the ancient trading route between ...

Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 30 October 2024 The land that is now Uzbekistan was once at the heart of the ancient Silk Road trade route connecting China with the Middle ...

A severe water shortage has slashed Uzbekistan’s hydropower output, prompting a rapid expansion of solar and wind energy and ...

Shavkat Mirziyoyev, president of Uzbekistan, at the project’s inauguration ceremony. Image: Uzbekistan government. Uzbekistan has inaugurated the country’s first utility-scale solar project, a 100MW ...

Uzbekistan’s Aral Sea, in the autonomous Karakalpakstan region, exemplifies the struggle between the country’s past and present—a bleak reminder of callous authoritarian central planning and the ...

The new policy allows U.S. travelers to stay for up to 30 days and explore Silk Road cities like Samarkand and Bukhara.