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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tashkent

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Updated July 17, 2024

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One of the murals decorating the Amir Timur museum. Note the mix of Uzbek imagery with the Soviet aesthetic.

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Amir Timur (Tamerlane) Museum

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

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Seattle Peace Park

Touching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War era.
Plov being prepared.

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Central Asian Plov Center

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.
Abu Saxiy Market

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Abu Sahiy

The heartbeat of modern Uzbekistan’s thriving market culture.
Alisher Navoiy Station.

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Tashkent Metro Stations

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.
Lit in the evening.

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Hotel Uzbekistan

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.
Apricots, figs, prunes, dates, and raisins among the masses of dried fruit available.

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Chorsu Bazaar

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.
Karimov Meets Karimov...in Space

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Islam Karimov Museum

An eccentric museum dedicated to Islam Karimov, the former dictator of Uzbekistan.

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Plov being prepared.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Central Asian Plov Center

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Chorsu Bazaar

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.
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