With this article I want to introduce Rustam Muzafarov - ceramic master in Shahrisabz - to you, largely using his own words. He would have done by himself but the internet connection unfortunately was too weak. Rustam Muzafarov was born on 8 November 1989 in Shakhrisabz 80 km south of Samarkand, Kashkadarya Province. He, the … „Flame Pottery“ from Shahrisabz weiterlesen

Hello dear friends, now in Bukhara there is no tourist season but for us masters it is a very busy time as we are working on new designs of plates. We like this as our work is coming from our heart. I want to give you some information about my work. For the moment I … Metal carving by Anvar Kurbanov weiterlesen

My name is Ilgar Agayev. I am living in the wonderful historical City of Sheki in the Great Caucasus in the northwest of Azerbaijan.  I am running a homestay and my passion is to show the beauty of my hometown to guests from around the world. An array of activities can be enjoyed in the … Welcome to Sheki in the Great Caucasus in Azerbaijan weiterlesen

Nur wenige Touristen verschlägt es nach Turkmenistan, das vermutlich verschlossenste aller zentralasiatischen Länder. Und für all diejenigen, die doch dieses Wüstenland erkunden wollen, stehen in aller Regel die gleichen Sehenswürdigkeiten auf dem Programm wie die weiße Hauptstadt Aşgabat, der brennende Krater von Derweze oder die Reste der ehemaligen Oasengroßstadt Merw. Allerdings existieren auch abseits davon … Die Karawanserei Daýahatyn weiterlesen

Hello dear friends. About one year ago we started with the restauration of the Kulita  Karanvansaray. The Karavansaray from the 16th Century is located right in the heard of Old Bukhara. It was hard work but now we are happy and proud to open our Carpet Weaving School in the freshly restaurated Karavansaray. Here we … Alladin Carpet Shop weiterlesen

The festival that unites all turkic - speaking people The Korkyt Ata festival took place in Kyzylorda, a city in South - Central Kazakhstan. This year it was the fifth international festival of folk music on the homeland of the famous Korkyt Ata, a legendary poet, singer and baksy (shaman), who created the instrument Kyl … Korkyt and melodies of the great steppe weiterlesen

On my recent trip to Uzbekistan, in Samarkand I had the opportunity to make an appointment at "Art-Studio Aysel", where I met Normurod Negmatov (curator at the Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Art 2018 and "Art-Studio Aysel"), Natalya Nikitina (Creative Fashion Designer at "Art-Studio Aysel") and two young artists. I was very curious to learn … An inspiring meeting at „Art Studio Aysel“ in Samarkand weiterlesen