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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Randy Mulyanto

Uzbekistan touts Silk Road past in bid for tourist boom

Uzbekistan is hoping its Silk Road heritage will draw visitors from around the world [David Andreas/Al Jazeera]

Bukhara, Uzbekistan – For Iskandar Kamolov, a seventh-generation blacksmith, more tourists means more business.

Plying his trade each day at the 16th-century Toqi Zargaron trading dome in Bukhara, Kamolov peddles wares such as traditional knives and scissors to locals and international visitors, mostly from Russia, France and Italy.

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