Things to see in Uzbekistan

335 places worth seeing in Uzbekistan on an illustrated map: Registan, Gur-e Amir, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Shah-i-Zinda and Afrasiyab, and more. Zoom in and watch the landmarks, museums, nature and fun appear.

Highlights

  1. Registan This magnificent square is the defining image, not only of Samarkand but of the whole Silk Road. It became the city's main square from the 1
  2. Gur-e Amir The warlord Timur or Tamerlane (c 1320-1405) preferred to campaign in spring / summer and lay up during the cruel steppes winter. On his las
  3. Bibi-Khanym Mosque Named after the principal wife of Timur, this was erected after his capture of Delhi in 1399. But design was muddled and construction rushed
  4. Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis ranged over a small hill south of Afrosiab, named for the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad. The best structures are 14th-16th centu
  5. Afrasiyab This was the earlier site of Samarkand, occupied from 500 BC until 1220 AD when the Mongols smashed it. It's within a triangle of mud-brick
  6. Amir Timur Museum Timur (1336 – 1405) was the brutal and brilliant nomad warrior who united much of central Asia under his rule and laid waste far beyond. He
  7. Chor-Bakr Large necropolis from the 16th century; heavily restored.
  8. Ak-Saray Palace Ak Saray means "white palace". The term "ak" has also the meaning "generous", "aristocratic" or "majestic". Temur's chronicler Sherif Eddin
  9. Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum The name means "spring of Ayub" - Job - who in legend struck the ground with his staff and out gushed a spring. Bukhara was one of several c
  10. Magok-i-Attari Mosque The oldest surviving mosque building in Central Asia, dating back to the 800s, reconstructed in the 1500s and now a carpet museum. "Magoki"
  11. State Museum of History of Uzbekistan The first floor is a small exhibition area, the second covers from the Stone Age to the takeover by the Soviet Union, and the third is dedic
  12. Bolo Haouz Mosque The mosque was built in 1712, with a free-standing minaret and painted wooden pillars added in 1917. In front is a small hauz.
  13. Kalta Minor This squat minaret is an iconic symbol of Khiva, mainly because of its exquisite blue and green tile work and the fact that it remains unfin
  14. Namazgoh Mosque Built from 1119, with modifications through the 16th century. It's richly decorated within.
  15. Baland Mosque Built in the 16th century, with beautiful interior decorations, but you'll be lucky to find it open. Worshippers now use the modern mosque n
  16. Hazrat-Hyzr Mosque This was built from 1855 over much earlier foundations: first was a Zoroastrian temple, then a mosque built in 712 but destroyed in Genghis
  17. Ak Mosque The mosque was founded in 1657, but the present building dates from the 19th century. Tradition tells that it was founded in honour of Khan
  18. Sacred Heart Cathedral Roman Catholic church first built as a chapel for Polish prisoners of war in 1884. A larger church took shape from 1912 but was suppressed b
  19. Khodja Doniyor Mausoleum The Prophet Daniel is a mythical figure, and the Biblical Book of Daniel is thought to be a jibe against Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who persecu
  20. State museum of applied arts of Uzbekistan Charming small museum of traditional arts and crafts, in a 19th-century merchant's mansion.
  21. Saif ed-Din Bokharzi & Bayan-Quli Khan Mausoleums Sayf al-Din was a 13th-century poet, sheik and mystical theologian who settled in Bukhara as a tutor. He died in 1261 and his tomb became a
  22. Palace of Khudáyár Khán Only nineteen of the palace's original 113 rooms survive; they are now a museum.
  23. Al Bukhari Memorial Al-Bukhari or Buxori (810-870 AD) compiled a Hadith, a huge collection of the sayings of the Prophet Mohammed, and related commentary. A gra
  24. Khoja Gaukushan Ensemble A complex similar to Lyab-i Hauz built in 1570, with a mosque, medressah and hauz. The name means "killing bulls" as the site used to be a c
  25. Dorut Tilavat The Dorut Tilavat ensemble is part of the remains of Temur's memorial ensemble of burials and religious buildings. The buildings were erecte
  26. Khodzha Abdu-Derun Mausoleum Abd-al Maziddin was a notable Islamic judge who died around 861 AD - "darun" means his burial plot was outside the city wall. A small mausol
  27. Ishrat-Khana Mausoleum Built in the 1450s / 60s, probably as a burial place for the Timurid dynasty women, it was wrecked in an earthquake of 1903 and is now a hol
  28. Fayzullo Xojayev house Xoʻjayev (1896-1938) was from a wealthy Bukhara family. He sought to free his country from both hidebound clerical tradition and Czarist rul
  29. Minor Mosque Grand mosque in gleaming white marble, built in 2013/4 in traditional style. "Minor" means minarets but the mosque is named for its neighbou
  30. Rukhabad Mausoleum Burial place of the Sufi teacher Burkhan ad-Din Sagardji, who died in the 1380s. It became engulfed by later buildings around Gur-e-Emir, wh
  31. Tashkent museum of railway equipment Soviet locos and rolling stock from 1940-60s that you can clamber aboard. W-Su they may have a loco moving. No signage on when and how these
  32. Termez Archaeological Museum Exhibits from excavations in 20 archaeological sites in Surkhandarya region.
  33. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tashkent Built in 1899 to serve the city's German community. Under the communists it was variously a warehouse, opera studio and concert hall, then r
  34. Uzbek National Academic Drama Theatre Theatre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
  35. Tashkent botanical garden Tranquil wooded garden over 66 hectares, the autumn colours are glorious.
  36. Art Gallery of Uzbekistan Exhibitions of contemporary Uzbek artists in a modern building. Overpriced for what you get.
  37. Aydar Lake Lake in Uzbekistan.
  38. Samanid Mausoleum Mausoleum.
  39. Kalyan Minaret Minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan; the last surviving fragment of the Kara-khanid era mosque built by Mohammad Arslan Khan in 1127.
  40. Bunyodkor Stadium Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
  41. Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Football stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
  42. Teshik-Tash Archaeological site in Uzbekistan.
  43. Nukus Museum of Art Museum in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.
  44. Navoi Theater Opera house in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
  45. Charvak Lake Reservoir.
  46. Markaziy Stadium Multi-use football stadium in Qarshi, Uzbekistan.
  47. State Art Museum of Uzbekistan Art museum, Uzbek art, Western art, Russian art in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan.
  48. Lab-i Hauz Hauz complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
  49. Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand History museum, Historic site in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
  50. Mount Adelung Mountain in Uzbekistan.

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