Things to see in Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, with an urban population of about 2.2 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 8 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Amir Timur Museum Museum
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).
2Navoi Theater Arts & culture
The Navoi Theater, officially the Alisher Navoi State Academic Grand Theatre, is a national opera theater in central Tashkent, built as one of the first modern theaters in the region.
3State Art Museum of Uzbekistan Art
The Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan is the largest national art museum in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan. Its permanent collection contains more than several thousands works, divided among four curatorial departments.
4State Museum of History of Uzbekistan Museum
The State Museum of History of Uzbekistan, previously known as the National Museum of Turkestan, was founded in 1876. It is located in Tashkent.
5Chorsu Bazaar Shopping
Chorsu Bazaar, also called Charsu Bazaar, is the traditional bazaar located in the center of the old town of Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan.
6Sacred Heart Cathedral Place of worship
The Sacred Heart Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, located at the street Sadiq Asimov, Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
7Holy Assumption Cathedral Church Place of worship
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin or more properly the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God is the Russian Orthodox cathedral of the diocese of Tashkent in Uzbekistan since 1945.
8Dzhuma Mosque Place of worship
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).
9State museum of applied arts of Uzbekistan Museum
The State Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan is an art museum located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, founded in 1937 as a temporary exhibition for handicrafts.
10Ensemble Hazrat Imam Landmark
The Hazrati Imam complex (also known as Hastimom or Hastim) is an architectural monument dating from the 16th to 20th centuries, located in the Olmazor district of Tashkent city, Uzbekistan.
11Monument to the Independence of Uzbekistan History
The Monument to the Independence of Uzbekistan is a Tashkent monument made in honor of the independence of Uzbekistan. At the top of the monument is a metal sphere ornamented with an ornamental pattern, on which a map of Uzbekistan is depicted.
12Monument to Nizami Ganjavi in Tashkent History
The Monument to Nizami Ganjavi, a medieval Persian poet, is located in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, in a square near the Tashkent State Pedagogic University named after Nizami, near a park named after Babur.
13Sheihantaur complex History
The Sheikh Hovendi at-Tahur Complex is an architectural complex, centered around the Mausoleum of Sheikh Hovendi at-Tahur (Sheikhantaur). It is one of the most important architectural monuments of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
14Palace of Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich Romanov, Tashkent History
The Romanov Palace, located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was built in 1891 according to the design of architect V.S Geintselman and A.L. Benois for Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich, who had been exiled to the outskirts of the empire in the Turkestan region.
15Mausoleum of Sheikh Zaynudin History
The Mausoleum of Sheikh Zaynudin Bobo is located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
16Amir Timur Square Neighbourhood
The Amir Timur Square is the main town square in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
17Peoples' Friendship Palace Arts & culture
The Peoples' Friendship Palace is the concert and cinema hall in Tashkent, capital city of Uzbekistan.
18Urda fortress Neighbourhood
Urda is a district of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, near the intersection of Alishera Navoi Avenue and the Ankhor Canal.
19Qaffol Shoshiy Mausoleum History
Qaffol Shoshi mausoleum is a mausoleum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, built in honor of Imam Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Ismail al-Kaffal ash-Shashi.
20Museum of Olympic Glory Museum
Museum of Olympic Glory is a museum in Tashkent, dedicated to the Olympic movement. The museum opened on 1 September 1996, on the fifth anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence.
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