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Tashkent is the city where television originated

Tashkent TV Tower

Tashkent is usually represented as a city of oriental architecture, bazaars and the crossroads of the Great Silk Road. But the capital of Uzbekistan has a lesser-known side: in the 20th century, it became one of the places of early experiments related to the development of television in Central Asia.

Cities That Followed the River: The History of Ancient Merv

Great Kyz Kala, Merv, Turkmenistan — an ancient mud-brick fortress with characteristic corrugated walls, set against a clear blue sky

Why did the cities of Ancient Merv not disappear but instead “move” along with the river, and how did this phenomenon make it possible to preserve monuments from several historical periods—from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages?