Nature1 km away
Aquapark Lake (former Victory Lake)
An artificial lake dug in the late 1940s in Yunusabad, Tashkent, now shared by the city aquapark and the Japanese Garden.
Mirzo Yusuf Mosque
A working Friday mosque in Tashkent's Yunusabad district, first built in the 1880s, with carved wood outside and calligraphy on the ceilings inside.
Ensembles1880s, rebuilt 1913
About the place
Also known as the Bodomzor mosque, it was built in the 1880s by Niyoz Muhammad and rebuilt in 1913 by his son Yakubjon. It reopened in 1943 and has stayed open since, filling with worshippers on religious holidays.
The outside is finished with traditional wood carving and inserts of marble and brick; the prayer halls inside have red carpets and ceilings decorated with Arabic script. The facades were renewed in recent years. Visitors are welcome outside prayer times if they dress modestly.
Why go
- Carved wood with marble and brick inlays
- Ceilings painted with Arabic calligraphy
- Open without a break since 1943
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Attractions1 km away
Japanese Garden, Tashkent
A Japanese-style landscape garden opened in 2001 in Yunusabad, next to the Uzexpocentre, with ponds, bridges and a quiet walking loop.
Museums1 km away
State Museum of Victims of Repression
A museum in the Shahidlar Khotirasi memorial in Tashkent that tells of political repression in Uzbekistan from the 1860s to the 1950s.
Ensembles1 km away
Tashkent TV Tower
A steel television tower completed in 1985, with an observation deck and revolving restaurant that give a wide view over the city and, on clear days, the mountains.