Things to Do in Uzbekistan

Church in Yangi-Chinoz

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (Russian: Константи́н Эдуа́рдович Циолко́вский; 17 September [O.S. 5 September] 1857 – 19 September 1935) was a Russian and Soviet rocket scientist who pioneered astronautic theory.

Museum of railway equipment

Tashkent Museum of Railway Equipment is a railway museum in Tashkent and is the only such museum in Uzbekistan.The museum opened on August 4, 1989, at the 100-year anniversary of the first railways in Central Asia.

Museum of Amir Timur

The Amir Timur Museum is located in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It opened in 1996, and is dedicated to the Turco-Mongol warlord Amir Timur (Tamerlane).

Museum of Applied Arts

The State Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Amaliy Sanʼati Muzeyi) is an art museum located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, founded in 1937 as a temporary exhibition for handicrafts.

jom'e masjid

Khoja Ahror Valiy mosque is a mosque in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Also known as the Jama or Dzhuma Mosque, it was built in 1451 by Sheikh Ubaydullo Khoja Akhror (1404-1490).List of first mosques by country Jama masjidImage History

Sheihantaur

The Mausoleum of Sheikh Hovendi at-Tahur (Sheihantaur) is an architectural monument in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Rabati Malik

Rabati Malik, also called Ribat-i Malik, is a caravanserai ruin located on the M37 road from Samarkand to Bukhara about a kilometer west of the edge of Malik, Navoiy Province, Uzbekistan, which was constructed along the Silk Road according to the orders of Karakhanid Shams-al-Mulk Nasr, son of Tamga…

Kulan

Kulan (Kazakh: Құлан, Qulan), named Lugovoe (Russian: Луговое) until 1992, is a small town that is the administrative centre of the Turar Ryskulov District of the Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan.The train station in Kulan is located along the route that connects Taraz, Bishkek and Shu.A big…

Karatau Nature Reserve

Karatau Nature Reserve (Kazakh: Қаратау мемлекеттік табиғи қорығы, Qarataý memlekettik tabiǵi qoryǵy) is a wildlife refuge in the mid-part of the Karatau Mountains, near Kyzylkum, Betpak-Dala and Moiynkum deserts in the South Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan, in Centr…

Shahrisabz

Shakhrisabz (Uzbek: Шаҳрисабз Shahrisabz; Tajik: Шаҳрисабз; Persian: شهر سبز‎, romanized: shahr-e sabz: 'city of green' / 'verdant city'; Russian: Шахрисабз) is a city in Qashqadaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan located approximately 80 km south of Samarkand with…

Gissar Range

Hissor Range (Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Ҳисор, Qatorköhi Hisor; Uzbek: Hisor tizmasi, Russian: Гиссарский хребет; Ukrainian: Ґаторкугі Гісор; also known as Hissar, Hisor, or Gissar Range) is a mountain range in Central Asia, in the western part of the Pamir-Alay s…

Istiqbol Building

Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) is the first international university in Uzbekistan and first in Central Asia to offer Western education, with United Kingdom (UK) qualifications.

Geology Museum

The Museum of Geology in Tashkent, Uzbekistan is a geology museum that shows and represents the wealth of mineral and geological resources in Uzbekistan, including valuable stones, minerals and archaeological and paleontological findings.

State Art Museum

The Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Davlat Sanʼat muzeyi) is the largest state art museum in Uzbekistan. Its permanent collection contains more than several thousands works, divided among four curatorial departments.

Trams in Tashkent

The Tashkent tramway network formed part of the public transport system in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. The network opened with horsecars in 1901. Since 1912 the system was converted to electric tramway.

Samarkand

Samarkand (; Uzbek: Samarqand, pronounced [samarqand, –qant]; Tajik: Самарқанд; Persian: سمرقند‎), also known as Samarqand, is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia.

Aisha Bibi mausoleum

The Aisha-Bibi (Kazakh: Айша бибі) is an 11th or 12th-century mausoleum for a noble woman located in the village of Aisha Bibi, 18 km (11 mi) west of Taraz, Kazakhstan on the Silk Road.

Zaamin National Park

Zaamin National Park (Jizzakh Province) is the oldest nature reserve in Uzbekistan. It was created in 1926 as the Guralash Nature Preserve, and is located on the northern side of the Turkestan Range.

Arystan Bab Mausoleum

Arystan Bab Mausoleum (Kazakh: Арыстан Баб мазары) is a mausoleum in Kazakhstan close to the village of Kogam and Otrartobe.A legend states that Emir Timur ordered the construction of a mosque on the site of Ahmet Yesevi's grave but all attempts were unsuccessful.

Otrar

Otrar or Utrar (Kazakh: Отырар, Otyrar, [wotəˈɾɑɾ]; Old Turkic: 𐰚𐰭𐱃𐰺𐰢𐰣‎, romanized: Keŋü Tarman), also called Farab, is a Central Asian ghost town that was a city located along the Silk Road in Kazakhstan.

Kanka

The site of ancient settlement at Kanka, Uzbekistan, is located in 80 km southeast of Tashkent, in the southeastern outskirts of the Eltamgali settlement. It is one of the large, ancient city centers of the Tashkent oasis. Kanka is the first capital of the Chach state, a small estate of Kanguy.

Kayrakkum Reservoir

Kayrakkum Reservoir (Tajik: Обанбори Қайроққум; Russian: Кайраккумское водохранилище), also spelled variously as Qayroqqum, Qayraqqum, Kayrakum or Kairakum, is a large artificial lake in Ghafurov District of Sughd Province, in northwestern Tajikistan.

Kokand

Kokand (Uzbek: Qo‘qon/Қўқон/قوقان, pronounced [qoqɒn]; Russian: Кока́нд; Persian: خوقند‎, romanized: Xuqand; Chagatai: خوقند, Xuqand; Kyrgyz: Кокон, romanized: Kokon; Tajik: Хӯқанд, romanized: Xökand) is a city in Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan, at t…

Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve

The Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Reserve (Kazakh: Ақсу-Жабағылы қорығы, Aqsý-Jabaǵyly Qoryǵy; Russian: Aксу-Жабаглинский заповедник, Aksu-Zhabaglinskiy zapovednik) is the oldest nature reserve in Central Asia.

Sulayman-Too

The Sulayman Mountain (Kyrgyz: Сулайман-Тоо, also known as Sulaiman-Too, Sulayman Rock, or Sulayman Throne) is the only World Heritage Site located entirely in the country of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the city of Osh and was once a major place of Muslim and pre-Muslim pilgrimage.

medrese Kukeldash

Kukeldash Madrasah is a medieval madrasa in Tashkent, located close to Chorsu Bazaar and Chorsu Metro station. It was built around 1570 by the Shaybanid Dynasty of rulers.The madrasah is built of yellow brick, and has a traditional square shape with a big portal and an inner yard.

Mir Said Bakhrom Mausolum

Mir-Sayid Bakhrom (or Mir Sayyed Bahram) Mausoleum is a mausoleum in Karmana district of the city of Navoiy, Uzbekistan. Mir-Sayid Bakhrom has features similar to the Samanid Mausoleum in Bukhara, Arab-Ata Mausoleum in the Samarkand region, and to the mausoleum of Oq Ostona Bobo in the Surkhandarya…

Merke Turkic Sanctuaries

The Turkic Sanctuaries of Merke are located in southern Kazakhstan, roughly 37 km south of present-day Merke in the Jambyl Province. At 3000 m high, the sanctuaries in this mountainous region of Kirghizki Alatau number more than 170 over nearly 250 km2.