Tourists are “Fast-Tracked” to Samarkand on an ADB-assisted railway
In Uzbekistan, the mosques and madrasas from the Silk Road era are a major draw for tourists. A fast modern train -- on a railway rehabilitated with Asian Development Bank assistance – carries tourists and business people between the capital of Tashkent and Samarkand, the fabled city restored by Tamerlane in the 14th century after the Mongol invasion.
Tourism and strengthened regional cooperation are expected to boost growth in Central Asia, many of whose economies have turned the corner and have developed strongly in recent years.
Unchanged in layout since the Middle Ages, Samarkand and its splendors – including the Registan, an assembly of learning institutions, the mausoleum of Tamerlane and the mosque of Bibi-Khanym, Tamerlane’s wife, continue to exert a powerful lure.
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