Uzbekistan GuideUzbekistan has borders with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. It is doubly landlocked, but includes the southern shoreline of the Aral Sea. HotelsFind hotels in Tashkent, Khiva, Samarkand and more. TashkentTashkent is the capital city of Uzbekistan. It is an ancient city on the Great Silk Road from China to Europe. KhivaKhiva is a town in the western province of Khorezm in the Republic of Uzbekistan. BukharaBokhara in Uzbekistan was historically one of the great trading cities along the Silk Road. Northern UzbekistanNorthern Uzbekistan comprises nearly one half of Uzbekistan, dominated by the barren Kyzylkum Desert and the enormous semi-autonomous Republic of Qaraqalaqstan. Tashkent RegionThe Tashkent Region is the central portion of Uzbekistan, centered on the capital, Tashkent. Samarkand through BukharaSamarkand through Bukhara is the most visited and most famous region of the historic Silk Road through Central Asia. SamarkandSamarkand, also Samarqand, is perhaps the most famous city of modern Uzbekistan. The city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Southern UzbekistanSouthern Uzbekistan is the southern, Tajik-dominated, mountainous portion of Uzbekistan to the south of Samarkand. Ferghana ValleyUzbekistan's portion of the Ferghana Valley is in the extreme southeast of the country.