NatureUnder 1 km away
Abdulla Qodiriy Park
A 20-hectare city park in north-west Tashkent between Eski Juva bazaar and the circus, named after the novelist who was born nearby.
Tashkent Old City and Zarqaynar Street
The mahallas of Tashkent's old city between Chorsu Bazaar and Hazrati Imam, a quarter that took shape from the 9th century.
Ensembles9th century
About the place
Tashkent's Old City is the area of mahallas, or neighbourhoods, that grew up from the 9th century between the Kaykovus, Anhor, Kokcha and Zakh canals. Under the Kokand Khanate it was enclosed by a wall about 20 km long with twelve gates. By 1910 some 146,000 people lived here in about 21,000 homes, divided among four districts: Beshyogoch, Kokcha, Sebzor and Shaykhantahur.
A walk of about 1.5 km leads from Chorsu Bazaar to the Hazrati Imam complex through the lanes around Zarqaynar Street. The route passes courtyard houses and small neighbourhood mosques, showing a side of the capital very different from its broad Soviet-era avenues.
Why go
- Walk from Chorsu to Hazrati Imam
- Courtyard houses and mahalla mosques
- Zarqaynar Street lanes
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Nearby
- Nature
MuseumsUnder 1 km away
Tashkent Planetarium
The city planetarium in Abdulla Qodiriy Park, first opened in 1963 and rebuilt in 2003, with a dome show hall and an exhibition hall.
Bazaars1 km away
Chorsu Bazaar
Tashkent's oldest and busiest market, under a large turquoise dome, with spices, dried fruit, bread, meat and household goods spread over several halls and yards.
Ensembles1 km away
Tillya Sheikh Mosque
A mosque of 1890–1902 in the Khast Imam area of Tashkent, plain outside and richly carved in ganch inside, built by a pious merchant.