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The ancient culture and rich history of Central Asia are enough reasons to convince you to embark on a central asia tour. Its history involves a famous trade route called the Silk Road which connected the Mediterranean and Europe with Asia. Many luxuries including silk from India and China moved along the Silk Road to reach Europe.

There are now five new Republics in Central Asia and they came about as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union. They are Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. For obvious reasons, they are more commonly known as the 5 Stans. If you plan to travel to 5 stans, you should start with the cities of the country of Uzbekistan.

Bukhara which is one of the largest cities in Uzbekistan and the oldest in the whole of Central Asia is ideally located on the famous Silk Road. There are many places to see here with many of the structures built during the middle ages. One favorite destination of uzbekistan tour travelers are the trading domes which were constructed during the 16^th century. A lot of buying and selling were done inside these domes and each one was named after a particular item that was being traded inside.

While on your Uzbekistan tour, you should also make a point of visiting its second largest city Samarkand. It is believed to be twenty five centuries old and is a haven of ancient monuments with magnificent architecture. Many of the structures that you can see here are intricately decorated with carved marble, mosaic tiles and glazed bricks.