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A 3D journey · 4 cities

Silk Road

Scroll to fly across Uzbekistan from Tashkent to Khiva, over a terrain generated in your browser. City positions use their real coordinates.

01 · 41.30° N, 69.24° E

Tashkent

The capital and the largest city of Uzbekistan, and the start of this route.

Capitalof Uzbekistan
1966earthquake, then rebuilt
02 · 39.65° N, 66.96° E

Samarkand

Home of the Registan — three madrasas facing one square, built between the 15th and 17th centuries.

3madrasas on the Registan
2001UNESCO World Heritage
03 · 39.77° N, 64.42° E

Bukhara

Its Kalyan Minaret has stood over the old city since 1127.

1127Kalyan Minaret
1993UNESCO World Heritage
04 · 41.38° N, 60.36° E

Khiva

Itchan Kala, the walled inner town, was the first place in Uzbekistan on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

1990UNESCO World Heritage
Walledinner town

Facts: UNESCO World Heritage listings. Terrain is stylised, not real elevation data.

Akobir Tulkinov · Lab