Emir Travel

One country with three royal cities: Few countries can boast of an architectural heritage as rich and dazzling as Uzbekistan's, and we owe it to monarchs who shared a passion for magnificent buildings. In the 14th century, the conqueror Tamerlane, known here as Amir Temur, imported the finest artists and craftsmen from all over his empire to create his imperial city, Samarkand, often called one of the wonders of the world. Today, Bukhara is only a city but until 1920, it was the capital of a country, about the size of Italy, of the same name. There, a long succession of ruling shahs, khans and emirs traditionally sponsored the creation of grand mosques and madrassahs as memorials to themselves. And the breathtaking palace complexes of Old Khiva were built by khans who had ruled over their lands and people since ancient times.