00:19Water has always determined why people settled, traveled and traded across what is now Uzbekistan.
00:26Our journey begins just over an hour from the capital, in the Tashkent region, where the Ugam River winds through
00:32the foothills of the Western Tenshine.
00:36Flowing through the foothills of the Western Tenshine, the Ugam River is one of Uzbekistan's most important mountain waterways.
00:44Fied by snow melt and natural springs, it supports local ecosystems, agriculture and communities while also attracting visitors with its
00:53clear waters and dramatic scenery.
00:55For many, it's a place to escape the city, but it also highlights the key role that mountain rivers play
01:02in sustaining life across the region.
01:06Originating in Kazakhstan before crossing into Uzbekistan, the Ugam River supplies water to communities along its course,
01:13while helping make the Boston Luka District one of the country's most popular destinations for outdoor recreation.
01:20The Ugam River is a place where it is.
01:23It's a place where it is.
01:24It's a place where it is.
01:25It's a place where it is.
01:28It's a place where it is.
01:30It's a place where it is.
01:32It's a place where it is.
01:33It's a place where it is.
01:33Further into the mountains, another water attraction has developed in the village of Nanaif.
01:39This is a place where it is located in the east.
01:42It's a place where it is located in the river, from there to the river, from the river and be
01:47it.
01:49It's a place where it is located and the water is located in the river.
01:54Several hours to the south, the landscape changes once again.
01:58In the mountains of Jizakh region, springs emerge naturally from the rocks,
02:03feeding streams and waterfalls that remain active throughout the year.
02:18Children among the mountains of Jizakh region,
02:21fizzles to waterfalls offers a very different side of Uzbekistan.
02:25Surrounded by rocky cliffs and greenery, it has become an increasingly popular destination
02:30for hikers and nature lovers looking to escape the summer heat.
02:36Researchers have found naturally high levels of iron in the spring water,
02:41while local authorities are exploring ways to develop tourism
02:44without changing the character of the surrounding forest.
03:15For many visitors, however, the main attempt to produce
03:18is simply the landscape itself.
03:30Our final stop takes us west to Bukhara.
03:33Unlike the mountain rivers,
03:35water here was carefully collected and stored.
03:39When we think about the Silk Road,
03:42we often picture caravans crossing endless deserts.
03:44But these journeys were only possible
03:46because of places like this.
03:48This ancient house transformed Bukhara
03:50into a thriving oasis,
03:51providing the water that sustained travelers
03:54straightened their everyday life.
03:56One of them is Labihaus.
03:59Built around a large stone-lined bowl
04:01in the early 17th century,
04:03the ensemble gradually became
04:05one of Bukhara's business public spaces.
04:09In Bukhara,
04:10we used to live in Bukhara,
04:11where we were living in Bukhara.
04:12We used to live in Bukhara.
04:15We used to live in Bukhara.
04:18We used to live in Bukhara.
04:21We used to live in Bukhara.
04:21Another surviving reservoir
04:23stands opposite the Ark fortress.
04:25Bukhara supplied the Amir's residence
04:27in the surrounding government quarter.
04:30We used to live in Bukhara.
04:34The water has been filled with water.
04:36We used to live with water.
04:38We used to live with water.
04:40The water keeps on a seisby'
04:41and we put water on the last place.
04:43Each destination of this journey
04:45is shared one scene in common.
04:47Without water,
04:48neither these landscapes nor the communities
04:51around them would exist as they do today.
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