And then there are the many sites connected to Temur, a celebrated 14th-century ruler whose name is ever-present in Uzbekistan. Among the most famous is his final resting place, Samarkand’s Gur-e-Amir ...

The founder of Uzbekistan, Amir Timur – also known as Temur or Tamerlane – was born on the outskirts of today’s Shakhrisabz in 1336. He was a formidable ruler and is Uzbekistan’s most famo ...

The historic centre of Shakhrisyabz contains a collection of exceptional monuments and ancient quarters which bear witness to the city's secular development, and particularly to the period of its ...

This made me want to talk to some of the sightseers to hear their thoughts. Here are selections of their persectives I recorded at the mausoleum of Amir Timur, where the founder of the Timurid Empire ...

Other notable structures in the area are Gur-e-Amir, the final resting place of King Timur, with ornate azure tilework.

Here, Timur is viewed rather differently. MASTONA HAYDAROVA: This is our hero, Amir Timur. REEVES: Mastona Haydarova is trudging through the snow on her way to college. HAYDAROVA: I think that he ...

When Amir Timur’s tomb was discovered and opened by the Soviets in 1941, archeologists found the inscription “when I rise from the dead, the world shall tremble” carved in stone. Muslim ...

Azerbaijani Embassy in Uzbekistan jointly with the State Museum of History of Timurids conducted an evening on the 85th anniversary of the drama "Amir Timur" by the famous Azerbaijani dramatist ...