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Museums
7 km away
Hamid Olimjon and Zulfiya Museum
Museum of the poets Hamid Olimjon and Zulfiya, opened in 2017 in the Khoja Nuriddin madrasa of 1902 in the centre of Jizzakh.
Kaliyatepa (Ancient Dizak)
The mound of old Dizak inside modern Jizzakh, occupied from the 4th century BC to the 12th century and again in the 15th–16th centuries.
Archaeology4th century BC
About the place
Kaliyatepa is the mound of the old town of Dizak, the historical name of Jizzakh. Layers on the site run from the 4th century BC to the 12th century AD, with a later phase in the 15th and 16th centuries. The town grew on the road between Samarkand and the Syr Darya, which made it a natural stop for caravans and armies.
Today the mound rises inside the Qaliya mahalla of Jizzakh and has been on the national heritage list since 2019. There is little built up to see, so the visit is about the shape of the old town and the view over the modern city. Half an hour is enough; wear sturdy shoes, as the slopes are loose.
Why go
- Site of ancient Dizak
- Layers from the 4th century BC
- View over modern Jizzakh
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Nearby
Museums7 km away
Sharof Rashidov House Museum
The Jizzakh family home of writer and Soviet Uzbek leader Sharof Rashidov, a museum since 1992 with five exhibition halls.
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17 km away
Tamerlane's Gate
A narrow rocky pass of the Sangzor river south-west of Jizzakh, long the main way between the Tashkent oasis and Samarkand, with old inscriptions on its cliffs.
Ensembles31 km away
Yogochli Sardoba
A 16th-century domed brick cistern for caravans beside the M39 highway in Sirdaryo region, one of three that survive on the Mirzachul steppe.
