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En enestående reiseskildring fra en verden nesten ingen nordmenn kjenner.
Bli med på en reise til land som er ukjente selv for den mest erfarne globetrotter – men mer aktuelle enn noen sinne. De tidligere sovjetrepublikkene Kasakhstan, Kirgisistan, Tadsjikistan, Turkmenistan og Usbekistan ble selvstendige da Sovjetunionen brøt sammen i 1991. Hvordan har landene utviklet seg siden? Hva er deres fremtid med nyvunne olje- og gassressurser og med Putins Russland som igjen tenker ekspansivt?

Erika Fatland skildrer landenes nære og fjerne historie, deres kultur og samfunn. Fremfor alt byr hun på gripende menneskemøter og innsikter i hvordan sovjetarven har preget landene, hvor styresettet i dag varierer fra demokratiske forsøk til rene diktaturer – noen med en personkult som knapt kjenner sin like i vår tid. I spennet mellom Samarkands skatter og sovjetarkitekturens tristesse, beveger Erika Fatland seg med et åpent blikk for menneskene og landskapene omkring seg.

• Forfatter: Erika Fatland
• Publisert: 2015
• Antall sider: 495
• Innbinding: Heftet
• ISBN: 9788248917229

Written by Central Asian expert and experienced travel writer Sophie Ibbotson, who is Uzbekistan’s Tourism Ambassador to the UK, this new, fully updated fourth edition of Bradt’s Uzbekistan remains the definitive practical travel guide to an increasingly liberal destination – Central Asia’s most populous country and the heart of the Silk Road – offering more detail for independent travellers than any other guidebook, sharing first-hand descriptions of everything from UNESCO World Heritage sites and one of the world’s best collections of Soviet avant-garde art, to riding across deserts by camel and cooking plov (lamb pilaf).

A perfect spring or autumn destination, Uzbekistan is unexpectedly packed with diverse experiences, from the Silk Road cities of Bukhara and Khiva to glorious Islamic architecture. Explore the Kyzylkum Desert by camel, ski amid the western Tian Shan mountains, overnight by the Aral Sea to search for the bizarre saiga antelope, visit ancient desert fortresses in Karakalpakstan, or gawp at Registan’s unmissable sound and light show. Stroll through Bukhara’s old town, then take tea at a chaikhana teahouse or shop in the Chorsu Bazaar, trade’s beating heart in Tashkent; or marvel at medieval tiled tombs in Shah-i Zinda and the magnificent 19th-century palace of Kokand ruler Khudayar Khan.

• Forfatter: Sophie Ibbotson
• Publisert: April 2025
  
• Utgave: 4. utgave
• Antall sider: 344
  
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781784771089

Uzbekistan at 1:1,000,000 on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant, indexed map from Re-se-Know-How with both topographic and tourist information. The map, part of the publishers’ highly acclaimed Wold Mapping Project is double-sided, with a generous overlap, to provide the best balance between a good scale and a convenient size sheet; the most visited south-eastern part of the country with Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara is all on one side. All place names are in the Latin alphabet, with alternative versions where useful (Bukhara/Buxoro, Tashkent/Toshkent). 

Topography is show by altitude colouring with graphics for swamps and salt pans, plus names of mountain ranges, peaks, passes, etc. National parks and other protected areas are highlighted. Road network includes unpaved seasonal roads, indicates distances on main and on most secondary routes plus locations of border crossings, and highlights the course of the Silk Road. Railway lines are included and local airports are marked. Symbols highlight various places of interest, including UNESCO World Heritage sites, archaeological remains, etc. The map has latitude and longitude lines at intervals of 1º. Extensive index has a separate list of national parks/reserves. Map legend includes English.

• Publisert: 2023
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Vannfast papir
• Målestokk: 1:1 000 000

The countries of Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, plus the southernmost part of Kazakhstan between Almaty and Qyzylorda presented by Reise-Know-How at 1:1,700,000 on a waterproof and tear-resistant, indexed road map with topographic and tourist information. The map, part of the publishers’ highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, is double-sided (with a very generous overlap) to provide the best balance between a good scale and a convenient size sheet. 

Road and rail networks are easy to see on a clear base which shows the area’s topography by altitude colouring with contours, spot heights, mountain passes and names of its numerous mountain ranges. Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the provinces. Road network includes unsurfaced roads and seasonal tracks. A wide range of symbols highlights various places of interest, including UNESCO heritage sites, the route of the Silk Road, museums and archaeological remains, selected hotels, beaches, winter sports areas, etc. National parks and protected areas are prominently shown. Also marked are oil and gas pipelines. The map has a latitude and longitude grid at intervals of 1° and an index of place names with a separate list of national parks. Map legend includes English.

• Publisert: 2020
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastpapir
• Målestokk: 1:1 700 000