Left to right: Samarkand Executive Director Ruth Grande, Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider, Samarkand Residents’ Council President Dolf May and Covenant Retirement Communities CEO Terri Cunliffe ...

Eden first came to the city of Samarkand, in what is now Uzbekistan, in 2009 and quickly got hooked on both the history and the cuisine. The project: to gather the food of the seven major groups of ...

It began as a boys’ school in 1916. Then, it became a plush hotel decorated with Persian rugs and Flemish tapestries. It thrived in the “Roaring Twenties,” changed hands after the stock market crash ...

Years of Heritage’ was held on 5 November 2025 in the margins of the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, bringing ...

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Once regarded by travelers as one of the greatest cities in the world, Samarkand has since fallen off of the map, lost in a region barely visited by foreigners. In the late 14th century, Samarkand was ...

Most houses have a spot that functions as a natural gathering place. A room that friends and family gravitate toward: the “heart of the home.” The house at 2726 Cuesta Road in the Samarkand hills has ...

The decision to relaunch part of Uzbekistan’s tourism development plans have been implemented by the nation’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The history of Samarkand is millenary. Its presumable ...

The groundbreaking ceremony for local officials and invited guests will be Friday, Jan. 25, at 3 p.m., on site at 2550 Treasure Dr., Santa Barbara. The 9,527-square-foot, two-story, Santa Barbara ...

The historic town of Samarkand, located in the valley of the Zerafshan River in northeastern Uzbekistan, is considered one of the greatest cities in Central Asia and a crossroads of culture and ...