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Stories Set in Uzbekistan
Samarkand's blue domes, Bukhara scholars, Kyzylkum caravans and Soviet-era epics — the Silk Road's heart has ten centuries of tales. Start with these, then open Uzbekistan on StoryTerra's map.
Open Uzbekistan on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Uzbekistan
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Browse 7 books, 8 movies and 1 game set in Uzbekistan.
The Tashkent Files
The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to uncover if he had actually died a natural death or as alleged was…
The Butcher
Alina is married to Daniele a famous conductor. While Daniele is away she finds herself attracted to Bruno a butcher. One day Bruno left a message… “Tomorrow morning I’ll knock on your door. If you don’t want me don’t…
To the Ends of the Earth
A young Japanese woman named Yoko finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her travel variety show.
Bones of the Hills
Genghis Khan, risen from outcast to ruler has united battling tribes, but faces troubles. Emissaries are tortured and killed. Trade route efforts are violently rebuffed. The Mongolian army is stretched to the furthest…
Samarkand
Accused of mocking the inviolate codes of Islam, the Persian poet and sage Omar Khayyam fortuitously finds sympathy with the very man who is to judge his alleged crimes. Recognising genuis, the judge decides to spare…
Agent Vinod
In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhua RAW Agent Vinod (Saif Ali Khan) is rescued by colleague Rajan (Ravi Kishan) from a rogue Pakistani army officer (Shahbaz Khan). In Russia/Uzbekistan an ex-KGB Officer is tortured and…
The Amulet of Samarkand
Nathaniel 11, magician apprentice, learns more challenging spells than his master assigns. He summons Bartimaeus, a 5000-year-old djinni, to assist in revenge against the proud ambitious Simon Lovelace by stealing his…
The Last Watch
The fourth novel in the blockbuster series from one of Russia's most popular authors, Last Watch returns us to the hyper-imaginative world of Sergei Lukyanenko, where the endless battle between good and evil is about to…
قمر على سمرقند
عندما يقوم «علي» الطبيب المصري الشاب برحلة إلى مدينة «سمرقند»، بحثًا عن سر قديم ويتقابل مع رجل أسطوري هو «نور الله» الذي يقود سيارته ويوجه مصيره، ويخوضان معًا مغامرة في أماكن مدهشة.. وتأخذ الرحلة أيضًا بعدها في الزمان…
The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam
Kamran is a 12 year old boy in the present day who discovers that his ancestor is the 11th Century Mathematician Astronomer Poet of Persia Omar Khayyam. The story has been passed down in his family from one generation…
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