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Samarkand's tourism boom strains its Silk Road heritage
Original: Samarkand: A ‘living museum’ on the Silk Road grapples with a tourism boom As the sun sets over Samarkand’s majestic Reg
Samarkand, the ancient Uzbek city famed for the turquoise mosaics of its Registan square, is facing rapid growth in tourism. A UNESCO World Heritage site on the historic Silk Road, the city is described as a living museum, but officials and residents now grapple with how to balance a surging influx of visitors with preserving its centuries-old monuments and historic urban fabric.
Why now: Rising global tourism to Uzbekistan is putting pressure on one of the Silk Road's most famous heritage cities.
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- Samarkand: A ‘living museum’ on the Silk Road grapples with a tourism boom As the sun sets over Samarkand’s majestic Registan, its last rays glint across the turquoise mosaics. Dusk settles on the ancient square where great trade routes have crossed for centuries. # un #… · un@bots.defencegeeks.net · 1
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