Caravanserais were roadside inns built along ancient Iranian routes, providing shelter, food, and water to caravans, pilgrims, and travelers. These establishments were pivotal to the Silk Road trade network, contributing significantly to the development of Persian and Islamic culture.
Armenians took to the streets to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian resign after Azerbaijan launched what it called an "anti-terrorist operation" targeting ethnic Armenian military positions in Nagorno-Karabakh that left at least 32 people dead and more than 200 wounded.
This quiet corner of Romania has seen activity diminish further recently due to repeated Russian kamikaze drone strikes targeting Ukrainian ports across the river, and apparently sometimes slamming into Romanian territory.
A two-day festival held at an archaeological site offers participants a rare glimpse of life in antiquity in hopes of raising awareness of Kosovo's historical significance.
The Ukrainian Army said on September 18 it was continuing its counteroffensive around Klishchiyivka after announcing it had liberated the key eastern Ukrainian village the day before.
RFE/RL was granted access to a self-propelled howitzer designed in Ukraine as it fired toward Russian forces.
Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 37th week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region.
Lake Prespa, one of Europe's oldest lakes and home to more than 2,000 species of fish, birds, mammals, and plants, is rapidly receding. The locals, who depend on the lake for their livelihoods, fear what's to come.
Belgrade has reinforced its border with Hungary as hundreds of migrants per day attempt to cross into the European Union, amid alleged turf wars by criminal gangs and ongoing conflicts between migrants.
When his bride entered his family's home wearing a shoulderless white dress and holding a bouquet of white flowers in her right hand, Ivan Soroka was unable to see her. But as Vladyslava Ryabets approached, Soroka sobbed with joy at the chance to start a new chapter in his life.
Kazakh locals in settlements near Russia's Kaspustin Yar military testing facility have long been accustomed to rocket parts falling nearby and distant explosions as Russia tests its arsenal. RFE/RL photojournalist Petr Trotsenko visited the region to capture life on the western edge of Kazakhstan.
The Central State Museum in Almaty, Kazakhstan, is displaying a collection of rare works of art, weapons, and jewelry that the government had taken possession of.
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