Timur Tillyaev is a businessman in the international transportation industry. Prior to embarking on his career, Timur Tillyaev attended high school in the United States before earning an undergraduate degree from Midland University, a liberal arts college in Fremont, Nebraska. After graduating from university, Mr. Tillyaev married Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, a…

No trip to Uzbekistan would be complete without a visit to the beautiful and historic city of Samarkand. One of the oldest cities in the world — it was founded more than 2,500 years ago, making it roughly the same age as ancient Rome — Samarkand flourished in the 14th…

Uzbekistan’s northwestern region is home to one of the country’s most extraordinary museums. The Karakalpakstan State Museum of Art — also called the Nukus Museum, after its home city, or the Savitsky Collection, after its founder — features one of the world’s largest collections of avant-garde Russian art, as well…

Offering a unique approach to fragrance, the debut collection of signature scents from the new maison de parfum The Harmonist focuses on creating personal harmony and well-being by drawing on the ancient Chinese principles of feng shui. Read on for more amazing facts about the early days of perfume: Ancient Egypt Egyptians…

If you peruse the descriptions of the different signature scents from The Harmonist, a new maison de parfum that draws inspiration for its fragrances from the ancient Chinese philosophy of feng shui, you’ll see references to “top notes,” “middle notes,” and “base notes.” But what exactly do these classifications mean…

A form of traditional Turkic wrestling, kurash has been practiced in the territory of Uzbekistan for around 3,500 years, but it’s only within the last three decades or so that the sport has begun to gain widespread recognition outside of Central Asia. …

Prior to being declared an official UNESCO World Heritage Site, a cultural landmark or natural wonder must first be placed on what is known as the “tentative list.” …

The celebration of major family events is a vitally important part of Uzbek culture, and perhaps no event is more important, or more lavishly celebrated, than a wedding. A social milestone that families begin planning for as soon as a child is born, a traditional Uzbek wedding is an impressive…

A native of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva serves as the country’s envoy to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and works to promote the historical and cultural heritage of the Central Asian nation. In addition to her role with UNESCO, Karimova-Tillyaeva is a proponent of the importance…