 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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Urgench

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

Located on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Lenin Peak climbs majestically to a height of 7,134 meters. 

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Considered by many to be easier to climb than any other mountain over 7,000 meters in the world, Lenin Peak straddles Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Nonetheless, the climb takes place almost solely on the Kyrgyz side of the border. Despite its permanently snow-covered summit and its impressive height, Lenin Peak presents no great (or even significant) technical challenges to climbers, except of course for the altitude and the changeable weather conditions. Nevertheless, it is far from accurate to suggest that reaching the summit is either easy or free from danger. As a reminder, an avalanche killed 43 climbers during the 1990s. For my part, I did not reach the summit of Lenin Peak; nonetheless, I got close enough to discover an absolutely stunning place, even by the standards of a region that is blessed with unparalleled beauty. It's an absolutely vital, unmissable part of any voyage of discovery in Kyrgyzstan.

Located on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Lenin Peak climbs majestically to a height of 7,134 meters.

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