Though the Bible and Quran place David firmly in the Middle East, here in the mountains near Samarkand, tradition holds that he once took refuge inside a local cave. Today, the Hazrat Daud
It’s one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia, and it’s probably the one place in Uzbekistan that nobody skips. Though largely destroyed by the Mongols in the 13th century, the
Samarkand’s Registan Square stands as arguably the single most iconic landmark in all of Central Asia, and no visit to Uzbekistan is really complete without seeing it. In the following guide, we’ll be