the old silk road from tashkent to bukhara, where we re going, would have been made at the speed of a camel. this rail network is due to be extended next year. but for now, i have to swap my mode of transport to drive six hours through some of the driest and most remote landscape i ve ever seen. this has been a long, bumpy ride, but i ve been promised it s worth it, and i m going to see something spectacular very soon. this area is known as the land of fortresses. and they were built to protect traders, going along the silk road, from marauding nomads. ayaz kala is 2,500 years old.
kind in central asia. i m heading west to karakalpakstan, an off the beaten track autonomous region in the middle of the kyzylkum desert. it s interesting. back in the day, this route along the old silk road from tashkent to bukhara, where we re going, would have been made at the speed of a camel. this rail network is due to be extended next year. but for now, i have to swap my mode of transport to drive six hours through some of the driest and most remote landscape i ve ever seen. this has been a long, bumpy ride, but i ve been promised it s worth it, and i m going to see something spectacular very soon.
it s interesting. back in the day, this route along the old silk road from tashkent to bukhara, where we re going, would have been made at the speed of a camel. this rail network is due to be extended next year. but for now, i have to swap my mode of transport to drive six hours through some of the driest and most remote landscape i ve ever seen. this has been a long, bumpy ride, but i ve been promised it s worth it, and i m going to see something spectacular very soon. this area is known as the land of fortresses.
it s interesting. back in the day, this route along the old silk road from tashkent to bukhara, where we re going, would have been made at the speed of a camel. this rail network is due to be extended next year. but for now, i have to swap my mode of transport to drive six hours through some of the driest and most remote landscape i ve ever seen. this has been a long, bumpy ride, but i ve been promised it s worth it, and i m going to see something spectacular very soon. this area is known as the land of fortresses. and they were built to protect traders, going along the silk road, from marauding nomads. ayaz kala is 2,500 years old.
Bukhara, a historic city in Uzbekistan located in the heart of Central Asia, is home around 200 Jews the remnants of a once-thriving community. As their population declines, Bukharan Jews are finding it increasingly difficult to find marriage partners.