Madrasa · Bukhara city
Ulugh Beg Madrasa
The oldest of Ulugh Beg's three madrasas
Places
Places to visit
Monuments, museums, parks and nature across the whole of Uzbekistan.
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Park & garden · Samarkand
University Boulevard
The shady avenue between the old city and Russian Samarkand
Modern · Urgench
Urgench
Regional capital and gateway to Khiva
Archaeology · Jondor District
Varakhsha
Palace of the Bukhar Khudahs and its murals
Park & garden · Almazar District
Victory Park
A memorial park to the Second World War
Minaret · Vobkent District
Vobkent Minaret
The Kalyan Minaret's 'little brother'
Mausoleum · Shaykhantahur District
Yunus Khan Mausoleum
A khanqah for Babur's grandfather
Nature · Zomin District
Zaamin State Nature Reserve
The protected juniper forests of the Turkestan Range
Archaeology · Sherobod District
Zarautsoy Rock Paintings
Masked hunters and wild bulls: a Stone Age gallery
Modern · Mirabad District
Zhemchug Residential Building
An experimental 'vertical mahalla'
Resort · Zomin District
Zomin Tourist Zone and Zaamin Sanatorium
A mountain resort among the junipers
Archaeology · Termez District
Zurmala Stupa
One of the oldest standing structures in Uzbekistan
Museum · Peshku District
Afshona — Avicenna's birthplace and museum
The village where the great physician was born
Culture & arts · Rishtan District
Alisher Nazirov Workshop
A pottery school in Rishtan
Archaeology · Quva District
Ancient Kuva
The ruins of Kuba and its Buddhist temple
Nature · Khanabad
Andijan Reservoir
Where the Kara Darya was tamed
Archaeology · Sherobod District
Djarkutan (Jarqo‘ton)
A Bronze Age “proto-city” with a fire temple
Modern · Shirin
Farkhad Hydropower Station
Built by mass volunteer labour during the war
Museum · Fergana
Fergana Regional Museum of Local Lore
One of the oldest museums in Uzbekistan
Archaeology · Ellikqala District
Guldursun Kala
One of Khorezm’s largest fortresses — and a princess’s tale
Pilgrimage site · Nurobod District
Hazrati Dovud Cave
A mountain cave at the top of 1,303 steps
UNESCO
Pilgrimage site · Samarkand
Imam al-Maturidi Memorial Complex
A memorial to the 'Imam of Guidance'
Archaeology · Turtkul District
Janbas Kala
An ancient township built around a fire temple
Nature · Uchquduq District
Jaraquduq — the Stone Forest and dinosaur beds
A Cretaceous seashore in the middle of the Kyzylkum