https://region.uz/en Economy • Culture • Ideas en https://region.uz/en/central-asia/samarkand-bukhara-khiva-a-guide-to-three-old-trading-cities https://region.uz/en/central-asia/samarkand-bukhara-khiva-a-guide-to-three-old-trading-cities Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT What to see in three of Uzbekistan’s old trading cities, when to travel and how to behave at their holy places. https://region.uz/en/economy/how-to-read-exchange-rates-official-buy-and-sell https://region.uz/en/economy/how-to-read-exchange-rates-official-buy-and-sell Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT What the official rate is for, why banks quote two prices of their own, and how to compare offers before you exchange money. https://region.uz/en/culture/samarkand-on-film-a-crossroads-city-in-unescos-recording https://region.uz/en/culture/samarkand-on-film-a-crossroads-city-in-unescos-recording Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT UNESCO’s official channel carries a film about Samarkand. Here is what the World Heritage listing covers and what to look for as you watch. https://region.uz/en/culture/navruz-a-guide-to-the-spring-new-year-holiday https://region.uz/en/culture/navruz-a-guide-to-the-spring-new-year-holiday Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT What Navruz is, when it is marked and which customs go with it, from sumalak and festive tables to hashar and public celebrations. https://region.uz/en/central-asia/central-asia-capitals-currencies-domains-calling-codes https://region.uz/en/central-asia/central-asia-capitals-currencies-domains-calling-codes Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT A reference card for the five Central Asian states: the capital, the currency, the internet domain and the international calling code of each. https://region.uz/en/culture/shashmaqom-how-to-listen-to-the-six-maqoms https://region.uz/en/culture/shashmaqom-how-to-listen-to-the-six-maqoms Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT UNESCO’s recording introduces Shashmaqom, the classical music shared by Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. A plain guide to what it is and how to listen. https://region.uz/en/sport/ten-football-terms-every-new-viewer-should-know https://region.uz/en/sport/ten-football-terms-every-new-viewer-should-know Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT From offside to derby: ten words you will hear in every football broadcast, explained simply for someone new to the game. https://region.uz/en/culture/how-to-read-geometric-ornament-of-central-asia https://region.uz/en/culture/how-to-read-geometric-ornament-of-central-asia Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT Five simple drawings explain Central Asian geometric ornament: repetition, symmetry, the star, the hexagon, the rosette, the border and the frame. https://region.uz/en/analysis/how-water-reaches-the-fields-of-central-asia https://region.uz/en/analysis/how-water-reaches-the-fields-of-central-asia Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT Two rivers fed by mountain snow and ice supply the region’s fields, and the way their water is shared shapes daily life. https://region.uz/en/central-asia/saryarka-on-film-steppe-and-lakes-of-northern-kazakhstan https://region.uz/en/central-asia/saryarka-on-film-steppe-and-lakes-of-northern-kazakhstan Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT A UNESCO film presents Saryarka, a World Heritage site of steppe and lakes. A plain guide to what the place is and what to notice while watching. https://region.uz/en/analysis/news-and-opinion-how-we-keep-them-apart https://region.uz/en/analysis/news-and-opinion-how-we-keep-them-apart Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT A news report tells you what happened and how we know it; an opinion piece argues a case, and we label it as opinion. https://region.uz/en/sport/how-to-read-a-football-league-table https://region.uz/en/sport/how-to-read-a-football-league-table Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT Five columns explain any football league table: matches played, results, goals, points and the order in which teams are ranked. https://region.uz/en/culture/katta-ashula-listening-to-the-big-song-of-ferghana https://region.uz/en/culture/katta-ashula-listening-to-the-big-song-of-ferghana Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT UNESCO’s recording presents Katta Ashula, a song tradition of the Ferghana Valley for a handful of voices. What it is and what to listen for. https://region.uz/en/central-asia/four-seasons-guide-to-the-climate-of-central-asia https://region.uz/en/central-asia/four-seasons-guide-to-the-climate-of-central-asia Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT Hot dry summers, cold winters and two short seasons between them: what the continental climate means for daily life and for travel. https://region.uz/en/analysis/a-glacier-as-witness-watching-unescos-film-from-the-pamirs https://region.uz/en/analysis/a-glacier-as-witness-watching-unescos-film-from-the-pamirs Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT A UNESCO recording presents the great glacier of the Pamirs as a witness to change. What a glacier is, why it matters downstream and what to watch for. https://region.uz/en/culture/before-you-forward-it-telling-a-report-from-a-rumour https://region.uz/en/culture/before-you-forward-it-telling-a-report-from-a-rumour Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:00:00 GMT A few plain questions about source, date and confirmation help to tell a reliable report from a rumour. https://region.uz/en/analysis/draft-review-publish-correct-how-a-story-travels https://region.uz/en/analysis/draft-review-publish-correct-how-a-story-travels Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT Four steps take a story from a draft to a reader: a journalist writes, an editor checks, the story is published, and later errors are corrected. https://region.uz/en/culture/bakhshi-art-how-to-listen-to-uzbekistans-epic-storytellers https://region.uz/en/culture/bakhshi-art-how-to-listen-to-uzbekistans-epic-storytellers Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT UNESCO’s recording presents the bakhshi, who sing long epic poems from memory to a stringed instrument. What the art is and what to listen for. https://region.uz/en/economy/central-bank-holds-rate https://region.uz/en/economy/central-bank-holds-rate Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:13:02 GMT The regulator pointed to slowing inflation but continued price pressure. https://region.uz/en/central-asia/border-trade-video https://region.uz/en/central-asia/border-trade-video Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:13:02 GMT A day at the crossing — truck queues and the new customs procedures. https://region.uz/en/culture/photo-story-old-city https://region.uz/en/culture/photo-story-old-city Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:13:02 GMT Dawn to dusk — craftspeople, teahouses and narrow streets. https://region.uz/en/analysis/special-report-water-resources https://region.uz/en/analysis/special-report-water-resources Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:13:02 GMT A three-month investigation into irrigation, losses and new technology. https://region.uz/en/analysis/opinion-regional-integration https://region.uz/en/analysis/opinion-regional-integration Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:13:02 GMT It is daily practice, not communiqués, that decides.