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Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital city of Uzbekistan, Tashkent is an ancient city on the Great Silk Road, it was called Chashkand before the 16th century but was slightly changed to Tashkand which means ‘stone city’, the modern spelling of Tashkent reflects Russian orthography. Because of the rich history of Tashkent the city has many an historic sightseeing opportunities though many have been destroyed in modernization, though there are attractions like Alisher Navoi Theater for ballet and opera, Amir Temur Monument and museum in the Amir Timur park, The central market ‘Oloy Bozori’ (known by most locals as the ‘Alayskee Bazaar’, war memorial, eternal flame and park. The TV Tower of Tashkent is the tallest structure in Central Asia, it is a 375 meter high tower, the construction of the tower started in 1978, the tower has an observation deck at the 97 meter level and restaurants with views of the city. Muslim visitors may wish to visit the mosque in the Hast Imam area of the city. The library there contains the remaining fragments of the world’s first Koran, which was written only 19 years after Muhammad’s death.

Bukhara

Bukhara was formerly known as Bokhara, it is the fifth-largest city of Uzbekistan and the capital of the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan. The city is one of the great trading cities along the Silk Road and has been the center for trade, religion. Culture and more since long, also the center of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Samanids Mausoleum is one of the most famous sites in Bukhara, the architecture is terrific and so is the design, the Mausoleum was built at the close of the ninth century. It was build as a family crypt immediately after the death of Ismail Samani’s father. Chor-Minor or the four minarets is situated in the eastern part of Bukhara, the structure was built in 1807 by Khalif Niazkul, the Chor-Minor has a unusual architecture, along with the four-turret building a madrassah with a courtyard, a pond and a summer mosque was also build, the four turrets have sky blue cupolas. The Kalyan Mosque & Minaret stand shoulder to shoulder, the Kalyan Mosque was build in 12th century and the mosque in 16th century, both the monuments are quiet impressive and their architecture is beautiful. Lyab-I-Hauz is a body of water reservoir in central Bukhara, the water body is enclosed by three large monumental buildings Kukeldash Madrassah in the north, khanaka in the west and Nodir Divan-begi in the east and in the south the square is closed with Trade Street.

Samarkand

Samarkand or Samarqand is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan, it is also one of the most famous city of modern Uzbekistan, Samarkand is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world, prospering because of it’s location on the trade route between China and Europe, Samarkand has beautiful architectural monuments also the city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Bibi-Khonym Mosque remains one of the city’s most famous landmarks, it was constructed in the 1399, at the time of it’s construction it was considered to be one of the biggest Mosque ever with the largest dome in the Muslim world, the Mosque was constructed by Amir Temur in 1399. The Registan Square is one of the main attractions of Samarkand, the word Registan means “sand place”. The Registan Square consists of three Madrassah namely Ulugbek Madrassah, Sher – Dor Madrassah and the Tilla-Kari Madrassah which is gold covered, the place surely stands up to it’s reputation as the heart of the ancient Samarkand. The Gur-Emir Mausoleum is where Tamurlane is buried along with several sons and a grandson, it is said that he made pyramids out of the skulls of the people he defeated Shah-i-Zinda is situated on southeastern mound of Afrosiab. This architectural complex consists of 44 tombs in more than 20 mausoleums, it’s a big medieval burial complex, often referred to as “the street of the dead”. It is considered as a holy place for Muslims. Khazrat-Khizr is a beautiful ancient mosque at the entrance of town, it was destroyed by Genghis Khan and was rebuilt in 19 century. From here one can watch over the Bibi-Khonym Mosque, the big bazaar and the mountains in the South. Ulugbek was the grandson of Timur and also a astronomer, scientist and a architect, today only the foundations remain of the Ulugbek’s telescope but it is truly extraordinary.