Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan : Country Information
Uzbekistan is Central Asia's most highly populated country. Its 24 million people, concentrated in the south and east of the country, are close to half the region's total population. Uzbekistan had been one of the poorest republics of the Soviet Union; much of its population was engaged in cotton farming in small rural communities. The population continues to be heavily rural and dependent on farming for its livelihood. The predominant nationality is Uzbek. Other nationalities represented include Russians, 8% of the population, Tajiks 5%, Kazakhs 4%, Tatar 2%, Karakalpak 2%, and others 8% (1989 census). The nation is 88% Sunni Moslem, 9% Eastern Orthodox, and 3% other.
Maverannahr, Great empire of Tamerlane
Duration: 8 days, 7 nights
A journey in which you explore what is left of the powerful kingdom once built by the Great Tamerlane, as well as original cultures that flourished in Central Asia for centuries. You visit Tashkent, Samarkand, Shakhrisabz, Bukhara, and Khiva.
