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The main pillar, reflecting the rich architectural traditions of Ulugh Beg Madrasah, a historical landmark in Uzbekistan, is adorned with a calligraphic inscription of the first revealed verse of the ...
News Uzbekistan » Tashkent » People: Open-air jazz nights unite global musicians and new audiences in Uzbekistan
On a warm April evening in Tashkent, thousands of people gathered outside the Palace of International Forums for the opening days of the International Jazz Festival. Some stood close to the stage, ...
News Uzbekistan » Tashkent » People: Why Is Tashkent Reluctant to Reconnect with Ethnic Uzbeks Abroad?
Apart from 29 million Uzbeks living in Uzbekistan, there are almost 3 million ethnic Uzbeks in neighboring Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, and another 2 to 4 million ethnic ...
News Uzbekistan » Tashkent » People: Uzbekistan: A fast-growing Tashkent struggling with dirty air
There are days when Gulnoza Shomakhmudova, a 57-year-old asthmatic, misses the days of COVID-19, because at least the air in Uzbekistan’s capital was a little cleaner back then. “I suffer from the air ...
News Uzbekistan » Tashkent » People: People cool off amid heatwave in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
People cool off at a fountain amid a heatwave in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 27, 2026. (Photo by Zafar Khalilov/Xinhua) A boy cools off at a fountain amid a heatwave in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 27, ...
News Uzbekistan » Tashkent » People: Engelberg Opera Festival 2026 Concludes in Tashkent with Grand Open-Air Gala
The second annual festival brought opera and classical music to public spaces across Tashkent and attracted more than ...
News Uzbekistan » Tashkent » People: Uzbek sisters share their admiration for studies and life in Grodno
The lectures are interesting, student life is vibrant and eventful, and Belarusians are kind and welcoming people.” That is how sisters Mokhichekhra and Shokhsanam Abdugafarovs from Uzbekistan ...