The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the ...

The BBC visits a bakery where 10,000 loaves of the fabled Samarkand bread are hand-rolled ... Watch as weaverbirds build intricate nests along the Blue Nile to attract a mate.