Samarkand is a jewel of the ancient Silk Road, where turquoise-domed mosques and madrasas shimmer under Central Asian skies. Practice your Uzbek while walking in the footsteps of Tamerlane and Marco Polo.
Essential Uzbek: aeroport (ah-eh-roh-PORT) = airport, mehmonxona (meh-mon-KHOH-nah) = hotel, vokzal (vok-ZAL) = train station, chipta (cheep-TAH) = ticket, chiqish (chee-KEESH) = exit