Stage 5: Samarkand - Jizzax

Information about the Route

Distance: 110 Km
Difficulty: Low, flat ground
Road: Main road in good conditions.
Comments: The route from Samarkand to Jizzax is in descending over several km, which made an easiest stage.













Ana and Greg in the passage of the Iron Gates (Gates Timur). This step in the most narrow of the mountains of Nuratau, shortly km Jizzax. This area has seen many bloody battles and as discussed, has two entries, one belongs to Ulugbek and another to Abdullah Khan, the Emir of Bukhara, but we were unable to find them. The Iron Gates are mountain passes that in times of Emir Timur were heavily guarded and anyone who had intended to pass to give a tribute to the Lord. Appeared to be another Iron Gates near to Termiz.



Uzbek Women in a cotton field. The ethnic mix in Uzbekistan is amazing, where East meet West.