Samarkand: A ‘living museum’ on the Silk Road grapples with a tourism boom
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As the sun sets over Samarkand’s majestic Registan, its last rays glint across the turquoise mosaics. Dusk settles on the ancient square where great trade routes have crossed for centuries.
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- Published 2026-10-31 12:00:00 UTC
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