2 Hidden Destinations in Asia

Uzbekistan

Destinations

Nushkhara (Ancient Nurata Fortress Village)

Uzbekistan · Navoiy Region

A village in Uzbekistan where daily life unfolds within the crumbling walls of a fortress dating back to Alexander the Great.

Generations of residents have maintained a unique way of life, inhabiting homes built directly into and around the ancient citadel, believed...

Moynaq Ship Graveyard

Uzbekistan · Karakalpakstan

Imagine a fleet of rusted fishing vessels stranded in a vast desert, miles from any water – that's the surreal, haunting reality of Moynaq.

Once a bustling port on the Aral Sea, Moynaq is now a ghost town swallowed by a man-made environmental catastrophe. The receding sea left be...