Tashkent
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Tashkent is Uzbekistan’s capital. The city shows its shimmering roots as a Silk Road city even today. The 2,000 year-old-city is a major exporter to Eastern Europe of silk, textiles and cotton, as well as oil, coal, copper etc.
Tashkent is a very Soviet city that has little remaining from its ancient Central Asian past. The city has a mixture of modern new office buildings, hotels, parks and crumbling Soviet style apartment blocks.
Sights & Activities
- Chorsu Bazaar - near the Kukeldash Madrassa, this huge open air bazaar is the center of the old town of Tashkent where everything imaginable is for sale
- Yunus Khan Mausoleum - a group of three 15th century mausoleums, restored in the 19th century. The biggest is the grave of Yunus Khan, grandfather of Mughal Empire founder Babur
- Fine Arts Museum of Uzbekistan – there is the large collection of paintings "borrowed" from the Hermitage by Grand Duke Romanov to decorate his palace in exile in Tashkent, and never returned
- Tashkent TV Tower - viewing levels and restaurants with views of the city
- Palace of Prince Romanov - first cousin of Alexander III of Russia was banished to Tashkent for some shady deals involving the Russian Crown Jewels. His palace still survives in the centre of the city and is worth to visit
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