Tashkent
Uzbekistan · 455 m
Description
Tashkent is the largest city in Central Asia and the way almost everyone enters Uzbekistan, and an earthquake in 1966 flattened the old town, so what stands is a Soviet capital of wide avenues, fountains and mosaic-fronted blocks. The metro built after it has stations finished in marble, brass and chandeliers and was a military secret until 2018. The Chorsu bazaar under its blue dome is the one piece of the older city that still works as it did. The Khast Imam complex holds a Koran said to be among the oldest in the world.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 4 days (optimal 2 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: April – May or September – October
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Highlights
- Chorsu bazaar under its blue dome
- Metro stations of the Soviet lines
- Khast Imam complex and its ancient Koran
- Amir Timur square and the surrounding avenues
- State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan
- Museum of Applied Arts in its carved house
- Kukeldash madrasah above the bazaar
- Earthquake memorial of 1966
- Mosaic murals on the residential blocks
- Minor mosque in white marble
- Navoi opera and ballet theatre
- Plov centre and its cauldrons
Getting there
- Airports:
- TAS
- Train stations:
- Tashkent