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Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre, Tashkent, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Theatre Alisher Navoi, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent museum of applied arts, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Shahidlar xotirasi yodgorlik majmui 16, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

About Tashkent

Tashkent surprises people who expect only Soviet concrete. The capital of Uzbekistan mixes blue-domed madrasahs and a manuscript library holding one of the world's oldest Qurans with grand boulevards, shady parks and a metro whose stations double as underground palaces.

An ancient Silk Road oasis, the city came under Russian rule in 1865 and grew into the largest city of Soviet Central Asia. A devastating earthquake in 1966 flattened much of the old town, and the rebuilt capital gained broad avenues and monumental squares, while the Alisher Navoi Theatre, finished in 1947, survived. Since independence, Amir Timur has replaced old Soviet heroes on the main square.

Today Tashkent is the main gateway for trips to Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, linked by fast trains. Give it time on its own terms: bargain for dried apricots under the dome of Chorsu Bazaar, eat plov straight from giant cauldrons at lunchtime, and ride the metro just to see the stations.

Best seasonApril to June and September to October

Ideal stay2-3 days

ArrivingIslam Karimov Tashkent International Airport; fast Afrosiyob trains to Samarkand

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Mosques and Madrasahs 3

Hazrati Imam Complex, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Hazrati Imam Complex

Tashkent's spiritual centre gathers the 16th-century Barak Khan Madrasah, the Tilla Sheikh Mosque, the mausoleum of the scholar Ka...

Kukeldash Madrasah, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Kukeldash Madrasah

Built in the 16th century near the Chorsu crossroads, this large brick madrasah is one of the best-preserved medieval buildings in...

Minor Mosque, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Minor Mosque

Opened in 2014 beside the Ankhor canal, this white marble mosque has a light blue dome, slender minarets and an interior decorated...

Markets 1

Chorsu Bazaar, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Chorsu Bazaar

Under a vast turquoise dome, Tashkent's oldest bazaar sells mountains of spices, dried fruit, nuts, cheeses, fresh herbs and round...

Landmarks 3

Tashkent Metro, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent Metro

Opened in 1977 as the first metro in Central Asia, Tashkent's underground is famous for stations decorated like grand halls, with...

Amir Timur Square, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Amir Timur Square

At the centre of modern Tashkent, a bronze statue of Amir Timur on horseback stands in a circular park framed by plane trees, the...

Independence Square Tashkent, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Independence Square Tashkent

Known locally as Mustaqillik Square, this vast ceremonial space holds the Independence Monument, government buildings and the Monu...

Viewpoints 1

Tashkent Television Tower, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent Television Tower

Completed in 1985 and standing 375 metres tall, the TV tower is the tallest structure in Central Asia, built with strong earthquak...

Food and Drink 1

Central Asian Plov Centre, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Central Asian Plov Centre

Near the TV tower, this huge eatery cooks Uzbekistan's national dish in enormous kazans, steaming pots of rice with carrots, onion...

Arts 1

Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre

Designed by Alexey Shchusev, the architect of Lenin's Mausoleum, this theatre opened in 1947, and Japanese prisoners of war were a...

Museums 2

Museum of Applied Arts Tashkent, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Museum of Applied Arts Tashkent

Housed in a mansion built for the Russian diplomat Alexander Polovtsev and decorated by master craftsmen, this museum is as beauti...

State Museum of Timurid History, Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

State Museum of Timurid History

Opened in 1996 under a ribbed blue dome near Amir Timur Square, this museum celebrates Timur and his dynasty, the rulers who made...

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