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Oqsaroy (White Palace)

The former working residence of President Islam Karimov in Tashkent, now a museum within the Islam Karimov Scientific and Educational Complex.

MuseumsMuseum since 2017

About the place

Oqsaroy, the White Palace, on Afrosiyob street was the seat of the executive under Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan's first president from 1991 to 2016. After his death the presidential office moved to the Kuksaroy palace, and this building became a museum.

It is now part of the Islam Karimov Scientific and Educational Complex, opened on his birthday, 30 January 2017, which also includes a research centre, a library and a conference hall. The palace has reception, meeting and rest halls, and the museum shows portraits and busts of Karimov. It stands in a large park, with a monument to Karimov, unveiled in 2017, in front.

Why go

  • Former office of Uzbekistan's first president
  • Museum of portraits and busts of Islam Karimov
  • Set in a large park in central Tashkent

Sources (6)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.en.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.ru.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.uz.wikipedia.org
  5. 5.islomkarimov.uz
  6. 6.openstreetmap.org

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