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Samarkand: A ‘living museum’ on the Silk Road grapples with a tourism boom

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Samarkand: A ‘living museum’ on the Silk Road grapples with a tourism boom

UN News · Official source · Oct 31, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC

As the sun sets over Samarkand’s majestic Registan, its last rays glint across the turquoise mosaics. Dusk settles on the ancient square where great trade routes have crossed for centuries.