 Urgench is a crossroads when traveling towards Khiva. Beyond this asset, the city has no particular appeal.

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Assalomu alaykum! Welcome to Uzbekistan, an epicentre for many civilisations, a place steeped in world history and tradition, and home to rare, untainted landscapes. Once a witness to the grandeur and decadence of the Mongol and Persian Empires and a privileged step of the Silk Road, Uzbekistan still has countless treasures from its multicultural past. From the Bukhara Madrasas to the gems of Timurid architecture, we come to the Khanate of Khiva in the heart of the desert, which seems almost timeless . You can feel the weight of history pervading the whole area. The country also offers great excursions, on foot and by camel, and the opportunity to discover wildlife which, despite the drought, remains as varied as it is exotic. During walks in the steppes and mountains, you will have the opportunity to observe gazelles, scorpions, lynx, mountain sheep and even snow leopards in their natural habitats.

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Khiva is a small, fortified town located in the middle of the Uzbek desert. The town is an open-air museum with an enormous number of Islamic religious monuments that are open to visitors.

Khiva

 Bukhara is considered to be the holiest city in Central Asia. It's a key stop on a  trip to Uzbekistan between mosques, madrassas (Islamic schools), and even mausoleums that have been here for thousands of years. 

Bukhara

Tashkent is a nice city to visit - Uzbekistan has some economic development here, far from the traditions of the East and very touristy cities of the West.

Tashkent

The capital of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, is a bright, golden, immaculate city with unparalleled charm and mystery.

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Where the absolute kitsch of Las Vegas and the planned Soviet architecture meet, Ashgabat has some impressive structures : gigantic marble squares with beautiful sculptures, fountains, palaces, and mosques with golden domes that seem almost unreal, and wide avenues all lined with gigantic buildings. The city's builders certainly did not have simplicity in mind!With money pouring in from the production of oil and Turkmen gas, the city of Ashgabat seems a dream-like, strange oasis of opulence in a country where poverty is still very apparent. Finally, &nbsp;it's a perfect example of the almost unbearable inequality and corruption which blights this Central Asian republic.&nbsp;

The capital of <a href="/turkmenistan/">Turkmenistan</a>, Ashgabat, is a bright, golden, immaculate city with unparalleled charm and mystery.

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