Tashkent

It is an ancient city on the Great Silk Road from China to Europe. Little remains of the ancient city after the 1966 earthquake and earlier modernisation work following the 1917 revolution. Tashkent remains a Soviet-era city that has little remaining from its ancient Central Asia past. The city has a mixture of modern new office buildings, hotels, parks, and crumbling Soviet-style apartment blocks. The streets are generally clean and there are not too many potholes in the city centre. Further out, the infrastructure is not so good.
Over the last few years the Uzbek government has embarked on a major reconstruction program in the centre of the city. Roads, government buildings and parks are all being reconstructed (many historical buildings and sites are bulldozed in process). To the visitor, the new city looks very impressive, although many of the local residents have yet to see any improvement in their residential areas.
Tashkent is waiting for a boom. The infrastructure, hotels, and shops are there but the influx of people and business has failed to materialise. This is caused in part by a combination of government policy and bad publicity.
Tashkent has a population of 2.3 million people (2012).

Although Uzbek is now the official language, Russian is the native language for most Tashkent dwellers, although most also speak Uzbek. Most businesses use Russian in their signs, menus, and other printed material. Only government institutions use Uzbek as the first language, and even then, many government forms and reports are in Russian, rather than Uzbek. Uzbek now uses the Latin alphabet rather than the Cyrillic that was used during the Soviet Union. This is a source of some confusion for many Uzbeks, especially those of the older generation. Shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union and Uzbekistan declared independence in 1991, the written Uzbek language was converted back into Latin characters. Many older Uzbeks have difficulty reading the Latin characters. Uzbek is a Turkic-based language, and while Uzbeks and Turks cannot completely communicate directly, the better educated on both sides can usually find some common understanding.
Many of the signs in Tashkent are in Cyrillic. A significant number of Russian words are similar to their English counterparts. Learning the Cyrillic alphabet, not as difficult as one might think, will help a traveller to read signs and in restaurants. It is very useful for the casual visitor to Tashkent to learn a few basic Russian or Uzbek words and phrases. If you need to speak English, young people are your best bet, and even then there is no guarantee that they will speak more than basic English.
The name Tashkent is usually attributed to the Turkish words "tash" ("stone") and the Persian word "kent" ("city"), meaning "city of stones". Another opinion refers to the Sogdian word "tschatsch", meaning "place on a hill".

By plane

• Tashkent International Airport

  phone: +998 71 1402801, +998 71 1402802, +998 71 1402803, +998 71 1402804
  address: Sergeli District
  The airport has two terminals, domestic (Terminal 3) and international (Terminal 2) on opposite sides of the airfield. The only way to get from one to the other is by road, a 10-minute taxi ride.

Flights: Aeroflot Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg, Turkish Airlines Daily flights to Istanbul, Air Baltic, Czech Airlines, Iran Air, Korean Air Seoul, Uzbekistan Airways

Airport formalities

You pass though passport control and pick up your luggage before going through Customs. The queues for Customs are extremely long and people frequently try to push in. Before passing through customs, you will need to fill out 2 copies of the customs declaration. These forms are often handed out on the flight or can be found on the stands in the baggage claim area. The customs officers will keep one copy and stamp the other. You will need this form when you leave the country and may have problem in taking out money without it. Make sure to declare all money and valuables (cameras, PCs, etc.). You may not be able to leave with more money or valuable items than you arrive with. The Uzbek government have strict rules on entering or leaving with money. Don't be intimidated when you see a crowd running to a passport control officer. They are just trying to get a better spot in a huge waiting line.
The departure area is on the upper floor. The access road has been closed, so you have to walk around the left side of the arrivals level and up some stairs or up the road. Allow plenty of time when leaving the country via Tashkent airport. Check-in, customs, and passport control can be very time consuming, especially if there are large numbers of passengers. Make sure and have the customs form you were given when you entered the country.

To/from airport

A short and inexpensive (USD2–3) taxi journey is the easiest way to get to the city centre. Upon exiting the international terminal, a large number of men will be crowded at the (sole) exit door offering "taxi" services. For the most part, these are not "official" taxis. "Taxi" drivers will attempt to charge whatever they believe the market will bear. For those without Russian or Uzbek language skills, it is best to arrange to have someone meet you at the airport. Fair fares are usually only obtainable by those who understand the system and speak at least some Russian or Uzbek. It is better to walk 50 m from the exit towards the taxi stand where many taxis are waiting on the road and negotiate. Generally prevailing fare is minimum USD2-3 for 5 km (20 cents per each additional km). Always negotiate. Taxi drivers will rarely accept small bills (dollars, euros, or pounds), and cannot be counted upon to give change (in any currency).

By train

The central hub for trains in Uzbekistan with most domestic trains ending or start in Tashkent. The most attractive connections are to Samarkand with the super fast Afrosiob train and the Sharq which continues to Bukhara. For Khiva and Termez there are night trains with comfortable sleeping berths. Make sure that you buy ticket a few days in advance or arrive at least 1 hour before train departure, as the queue for ticket office is often long and chaotic with people jumping the queue. For domestic departure times see the Uzbekistan#Get around section.
Tashkent is also a key stopping point for rail services from Central Asia. It is possible to travel from or to Dushanbe in Tajikistan, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, Almaty in Kazakhstan, and Moscow. It is possible to travel to China through Almaty and to Iran. Ticket prices are cheap by Western standards, but will need to be paid for in cash, preferably in USD. There are many warnings about thefts of personal belongings on the trains.

• Train 6 leaves Moscow on W, F, and M at 23:16, arriving at Tashkent on Sa, Tu, and Th at 21:00
• Train 296 leaves Kharkov on Su at 11:52, arriving at Tashkent on W at 21:20
• Train 486 leaves Chelyabinsk on Su at 23:50, arriving at Tashkent on W at 00:45.

There are two train stations in Tashkent. 'Vokzal' is the name in Russian for station.
The

Tashkent Railway Station (Toshkent Vokzal)

Formerly the Severnay Vokzal or Severny Vokzal (North station), it is located south of the centre at the end of Shevchenko street. For many years it was the main station for all services to or from Tashkent. It is now used for the Afrosiyob service to Samarkand and Bukhara. It is a grand, blue-windowed structure dating to the early 1980s. You’ll need photo ID to pass through the two security checkpoints to get into the grounds and then into the station. There are a few snack bars inside once you're through. It is served by Tashkent metro station on the blue Uzbekistan Line. Attempting to buy the ticket is likely to be the most stressful part of your rail journey, but it’s always busy: try to get it elsewhere if you can. There are two ticket booths: one inside the main station to the right as you enter, and a second in the foreigners' ticket office behind the station. Sadly, the latter is often closed. You will need your passport to buy a train ticket and it is helpful if you write down both your destination and the six-digit date you wish to travel so as to avoid confusion.
To be on the safe side, you should try and get there 30 min before departure; sometimes a big queue forms at the different security checks.
There are no banking services inside the railway station; the nearest bank is either across from the station on the corner with Shevshenko street, or on Amir Timur street, just past the bridge.
You can find some stolovaya food upstairs in the train station if you are desperate. 24/7 luggage storage is available.
To get to/from the train station, you can take the metro, a city bus from the big bus stop to one side of the train station, or a taxi.
The

South Station (Janubiy Vokzal)This station which is often written as 'Yuzhnyy' or 'Yuzhniy' is located southwest of the city centre on Isman Nasir Street. Disused for 25 years it reopened in April 2018 after being refurbished and is now used for the sleeper services to Samarkand, Bukhara, Urgench and Khiva.
From/to the station there are quite a number of bus lines running either to the city or to the closest metro station.

By bus

Until late 2018, international buses to and from Uzbekistan were unpredictable and unreliable. However, the easing of travel restrictions in 2019 appears to have brought with it more tourist-friendly updates to the bus network and it is now possible to take buses directly from Uzbek cities to cities in neighbouring countries, (rather than having to switch buses at border control) on certain routes, such as Tashkent-Shymkent. Others are still only served by shared taxis and marshrutkas; these tend to be slower as the vehicles aren't licenced and consequently border checks take longer.

• Tashkent Bus Station

  address: Bunyodkor shoh kochasi and Gavhar kochasi corner
  Buses usually are very full and advance purchase of tickets is recommended. Tickets are sold to foreigners at Movarunahr Kochasi 51, daily from 08:00-17:00. Buses leave from here to Bokhara (11 hr, USD8), Samarkand (6 hr, USD5), and Urgench/Khiva (20 hr, USD12) (2009).

A marshrutka is a small bus or van which follows a fixed route and stops on demand to take on or drop off passengers. As of 2009, marshrutkas to: Andijan (6 hr, USD5), Bokhara (8 hr, USD6), to Ferghana (6 hr USD4), to Kokand (3 hr, USD3), Samarkand (4 hr, USD4), and Termez (10 hr USD8). Timetable

By taxi

• Stand for Shared taxis to Samarkand and southLines to: Samarkand (3 hr, USD8), Bokhara (7 hr, USD13), Termez (10 hr, USD15), Urgench or Khiva (14 hr, USD25).

• Stand for Taxis to Fergana ValleyTaxis to Fergana Valley leave from here and from the Northern Station. To Andijan (5 hr, USD8) also for Osh, Ferghana (4hr, USD8), Kokand (3 hr, USD6).

By car

There are road routes from surrounding countries but the borders may not be open and there have been security problems. The border from Afghanistan is sometimes closed or not open to Uzbek nationals. You have to walk at least 4km to cross the border on foot from the Uzbek checkpoint to the Afghan checkpoint.
The Cherniaevka crossing from Kazakhstan near Saryagash. Allow 1-2 hours to get through, especially from the Uzbek side. OK, but long, long lines. Take the left line at Uzbek customs. They want you to declare any cellphones as communications devices.
From Kyrgyzstan, the Dostlik post 30km from Andijan is open from 09:00-18:00. From Tajikistan Oiybek Post, 80 km from Tashkent, is open for foreigners from 09:00-18:00. Tursanzade Post, 60 km from Dushanbe Tajikistan, is open for foreigners and locals 180 km from Termez. Chorzhu Post on the border of Turkmenistan, 30 km from Bukhara, is also open to foreigners and locals.
Distances from Tashkent by road: Almaty in Kazakhstan 810 km, Ashgabat in Turkmenistan 1,290 km, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan 570 km, Kashgar in China 880 km, Andijan 392 km, Bokhara 600 km, Ferghana 325 km, Karshi 430 km, Khiva 1,045 km, Kokand 236 km, Nukus 1,115 km, Samarkand 295 km, Termez 705 km, Urgench 1,020 km.

By metro

The city has a good public transport system which is cheap. The metro/underground system is typical of the old Soviet-style with large and impressive stations and is quite modern. Stations are richly themed. For example, Kosmonavtlar is a lavish monument to Uzbekistan's contribution to the Soviet space programme.
Since June 2018 the metro is not considered as military installations and therefore it is now permitted to take photographs in the metro stations.
In all cases do have documents while you are taking the metro (or anywhere in the city), for you can be checked any time by the police.
Tashkent Metro has three lines:

• Chilonzor (Red line) from Janubiy to Turkistan.
• Uzbekistan (Blue line) from Beruniy to Chkalov.
• Yunus-Obod (Green line) from Sabir Rakhimov to Buyuk Ipak Yuli.

Trains leave every 2 minutes.
There are also modern buses (green). The tram service has been cancelled since 2016. Tickets (which on the metro are small blue coin size tokens) cost 1200 som for any single journey, or 1300 som if you do not have the correct change. Marshrutkas also operate around the city but are more expensive, around 2500-3000 som is a normal fare.

By car

Taxis

Official taxis should be ordered in advance at the hotel reception, they are metered and issue receipts from a mashine. As of March 2018, the rate was 6,000 som per km.
While there are official, authorized taxis (with the appropriate sign on the roof of the car), in reality almost any driver in Tashkent can double as a taxi driver. The local custom is to simply stand by the side of the road with your arm extended downward and slightly away from the body. A driver will pull over and then you will state your destination and ask the fare in advance. There is a common agreement on the prices, so real negotiation will be rarely be necessary or successful, only at night some drivers ask twice the usual fare. Getting from the center to the airport should be around 15,000 som, a city trip of 3 km or more around 8,000 som (March 2018).
At least some Russian or Uzbek language skills are needed to accomplish this without difficulty. It is usually safe to use this procedure, although virtually every foreign embassy recommends against it. Directions are rarely given here using an address. Most often, a landmark is used, such as "near Hotel Russia". Moreover, many streets and hotels have been renamed in the past few years and often drivers will not recognize the current name of the street or hotel, still knowing them by their old names. Asking to be taken to the Grand Mir Hotel, for instance, will often result in a blank look. Tell the driver you want to go to the Gastinitsa Rossiya (Hotel Russia), however, and they will know exactly where you want to go. For those who speak neither Russian nor Uzbek, it is helpful to have someone draw a rudimentary map or write out directions in Russian. Few drivers will know English and most have troubles reading the maps on smartphones.
Downloading the offline Google map of the city in advance is a good idea. You can show it to the driver and guide him provided you know a few Russian words: nalieva - left, priama - straight, naprava - right.
Looking for landmarks, addresses or hotels on Google maps is uneasy because of the multiple languages and spelling. Search in advance and bookmark your destinations.
Do not expect Western-style taxi services. Taxi drivers will often smoke while you are in the car and asking them not to will most often result in nothing more than a look of disapproval. You may be paying, but you are in their car. There are many taxi services operating in the city with fixed rates and a person can order the taxi from their hotel room. There are some web sites offering complete lists of taxi services and taxi charges
Taxis within the city can be reserved by calling Taxi Express, Tel 1399999 or 16360272.

Car rental

Only one of the major international car hire companies operates in Tashkent. It is Naniko (local website here).

On foot

If you come from Western Europe, where cities can be visited walking and metro stations are everywhere, be warned that Tashkent proportions are truly monumental. Many streets have ten lanes and buildings are huge, with plenty of space around. Plan your visit ahead and check the distances.

Old Town

The "Old Town" has retained much of its charm. Here you will find low adobe houses with shady courtyards, narrow winding streets and many ancient mosques and madrassas.

• Abdulkasim Madrassa

  address: Bunyodkor shoh ko'chasi
  This madrassa was erected in honour of the great thinker Abdulkhasim Khan at the beginning of the 19th century.

• Mausoleum of Zainuddin-bobo Sheikh

  address: Mannon Uyg'ur ko'chasi, Kurgancha 7th Street
  This is the mausoleum of the son of the founder of a famous Sufi order. His father sent him to disseminate the ideas of this order. The mausoleum is of the khanaka type. The hall is covered with a double dome. Nearby is a chillyakhona (subterranean monastic cell) dating to the 12th-13th centuries.

• Khazret Imam Ensemble

  address: Qorasaroy ko'chasi
  Tomb of one of the first Imams of Tashkent. Visitors may wish to visit the mosque area of the city. The library there contains the remaining fragments of the world's first Koran, written only 19 years after the death of Hazrat Muhammad.

• Tellya Sheikh Mosque

  address: Zarqaynar Street (Зарқайнар кўчаси)
  Built in 1856-57. With a beautiful Islamic library with ancient ceilings and ancient manuscripts and the Osman Koran. It is considered the oldest Koran in the world and is said to have been stained with the blood of Hazrat Osman in 655.

• Mausoleum of Abubakr Muhammad Kaffal ShashiIt is the mausoleum of one of the first Imams who died c.976. The present mausoleum is rectangular in shape and is crowned by a conical dome. The frieze with inscriptions over the entrance and the panjara (wooden lattices) in the window openings are especially remarkable.

• Barrak-Khan Madrassa

  address: Qorasaroy ko'chasi
  The madrassa was completed in the 2nd half of the 16th century. Barak Khan died in 1556 and is buried in Samarkand.

• Moyie Mubarek Library Museum

  phone: +998 26 00302
  address: Zarqaynar 114
  Preserving the world's oldest Quran from the 7th century.

• Namazgokh MosqueBuilt in 1850s.

• Imam Al Bukhari Islamic Institute

• Hazrati Imom Mosque

Kukeldash Madrassa

address: Nawai Prospect

This Quran school was built in the 16th century during the reign of Abdulla-Khan by the vizier, scientist and poet, Kulbobo Kukeldash. Kukeldash means "the Khan's foster brother'. Kukeldash Madrassa is one of the largest and best-preserved Quran schools in Central Asia. The madrassa has a traditional composition with a large inner yard with hujras (pupils' cells) and darshakona and mosque in the corners.

Shayhantaur Complex

address: Syr-Darya Oblast

Built in 14th century.

• Kaldyrgach-bly Mausoleum

  address: Abdulla Qodiriy ko'chasi
  The most ancient monument in Tashkent. The pyramidal dome dates to the 15th century, and is said to recall the mazars in the Kazakh steppes. Contains the tomb of a famous Kazakh political, Tole-bly, who had the nickname Kaldyrgach ("swallow").

• Khavendi Takhur Sheikh Mausoleum

  address: Abdulla Qodiriy ko'chasi
  The first mausoleum was built in the 14th century. The present buildings were erected on the old foundations in the 18th and 19th centuries. Constructed with light yellow bricks, and has no decoration in the interior.

• Yunus Khan Mausoleum

  address: Abdulla Qodiriy ko'chasi
  Yunus Khan (1415-1487) was a descendant of Gengiz Khan and grandfather of the Indian moghul Babur. The building was erected in the 15th century and restored several times. It has no decoration except 'panjara' on the main façade.

Churches

• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

  phone: +998 71 2333321
  address: Avliyuata Str (ул. Садыка Азимова, 3-й тупик), 22,
  Tashkent Russian Orthodox Сenter area

• Evangelical Lutheran Church

  address: 37 Street Sadyk Azimov

• Sacred Heart Cathedral

  address: Taraqqiyot ko'chasi
  Roman Catholic Church

Mosques

• Bodamzar or Mirzo-Yusuf Mosque

  address: Bogyshamol kuchasy (Боғишамол кўчаси) 98

• Dzhuma Mosque

  address: Samarqand Darvoza ko'chasi
  The first building of Dzhuma Mosque was built in 1451 at the expense of Sheikh Uboydullo Khodja Ahror (1404-1490).

• Eshonguzar Mosque

  address: Zarqaynar ko'chasi (Зарқайнар кўчаси)

• Minor

  address: Kichik Xalqa Yo'li

Museums

• Amur Timur Museum

  phone: +998 13 36228, +998 71 232-0212
  address: Amur Timur (ул. Амира Тимура) 1
  Rather kitschy murals depicting Timur.

• Museum of Applied Arts

  phone: +998 712 2533943, +998 712 2564042
  address: Rakatboshi 15
  In a house built by a Russian diplomat in the 19th century. With carved and painted plaster and carved wood, this museum gives an overview of old architectural details from Bukhara and Samarkand, ceramics and textiles, gift shop.

• Art Gallery of Uzbekistan

  address: Buyuk Turon 2
  Exhibitions of contemporary Uzbek artists in a modern museum building.

• Treasury of Ancient Oriental ManuscriptsPart of the Abu Rayhan Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies. Contains Uzbek, Arabic, Persian, Tajik, Urdu, Pashtu, Azerbaijani, Turkish, Tatar, Turkmen, and Uyghur manuscripts. Listed by UNESCO as one of the richest manuscript repositories in the world.

• Fine Arts Museum of Usbekistan

  phone: +998 23 67436
  address: Shakhrisabz St and Amir Temur St corner
  Decent collection of Russian and European art combined with regional specialties, such as Russian paintings depicting Uzbek people and their lifestyle, local antiquities, and decorations salvaged from ancient temples. Some parts of this museum may require an extra ticket Behind it is a park with a Monument of Poet Zulfiya (Памятник поэтессе Зульфие).

• History Museum

  phone: +998 371 2391779, +998 371 2391083
  address: Sharaf Rashidova (Шароф Рашидов кўчаси), 3
  Artefacts from Zoroastrian and Buddhist times. Exhibits related to the conquest of the khanates of Central Asia by the Russians, and to the first president of the independent Uzbek Republic, Islam Karimov.

• Navoy Literary Museum

  phone: +998 24 41268
  address: Navoi 69
  Memories of the poet Alisher Navoi, calligraphy from Persia, miniatures from the 15th and 16th centuries.

• International Caravanserai of culture Ikuo Hirayama

  address: Yusufa Khos Khodzhiba str.

• Museum of telecommunication of Uzbekistan

  address: 5 Abay ko'chasi

• Navruz Art Palace

  phone: +998 71 245-77-37, +998 71 2457748
  address: Furkata str., 5

• House of Photography

  phone: +998 71 233-5168, +998 71 233-5164
  address: Istikbol str.
  Small exhibition hall

• Railway Museum, Central Cultural Palace of Railwaymen

  phone: +998 71 299 7277, +998 71 299-7040, +998 71 259-6708
  address: 6 Turkiston ko'chasi (улица Туркистон)

• Museum of Olympic Glory

  address: 4A Sharof Rashidov Shoh Ko'chasi
  A sport museum

• Museum of Victims of Repressions

  phone: +998 71 244-2940, +998 71 241-8556
  address: Yunusabad District, Amir Timur St. (площади Памяти и почести, Шахидлар майдони),
  Memories of the Stalin era. Located in the Memorial Complex Shakhidlar hotirasi.

Others

• Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

  phone: +998 71 233 68 47
  address: Yahyo Gulyamov ko'chasi

• Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute

  phone: +998 71 2358102
  address: 33 Astronomicheskaya str.
  There is a small museum on the foyer of Institute of Astronomy

• Tashkent City Hall

  phone: +998 71 233-90-69, +998 71 233-79-80
  address: 11, Amir Temur St (Амир Темур шоҳ кўчаси).

• Mustakillik Square

  address: Mustakillik Square
  The political centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Governmental buildings and the senate are here.

• Brothers TombsA popular tourist attraction and on 9 May (Victory Day) thousands of people visit the place to pay homage to the victims of World War II. Statues of war heroes are on the south wall of the monument. A statue of famous Uzbek General Sobir Rokhim is also there.

• Independence Monument

  address: Independence square
  Erected in 1991 as a symbol of the sovereignty of the country. It shows a golden globe and the outlines of Uzbekistan. Here is the Amir Timur Monument & Park

• World War II Memorial

  address: Sharof Rashidov Ave,
  Eternal flame and park has the names of all the fallen victims of WWII.

Monument of Courage

address: Sharof Rashidov St

Built to acknowledge the courage of the people at the time of the Tashkent earthquake on 26 April 1966. The whole city was reduced to rubble and then modern Tashkent was built.

Tashkent TV Tower

address: Amir Temur St, (Амир Темур шоҳ кўчаси)

Viewing levels and restaurants with views of the city. The TV Tower, built in 1981, is the highest building in Central Asia. It is 375 m high. It is the 10th highest building in the world and the 2nd highest buildings in GIS and has a revolving restaurant 110 m above the ground. Make sure to bring your passport.

Receptions Hall of the Foreigh Affairs Ministry

National Assembly Building

phone: +998 71 239 87 07

address: 1 Bunyodkor shoh ko'chasi

The building of the Parliament of Uzbekistan. A meeting place for the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Republic of Uzbekistan

New Clock Tower

address: Istikbol St

Old Clock Tower

address: Amir Temur Ave

International Forums Palace

Experimental nuclear reactor

phone: +998 712893134

A project of the Academy of Sciences Republic of Uzbekistan.

Oqsaroy Presidental Palace

address: Afrosiyob ko'chasi

Old TV Tower

Yunusobod Aktepa

address: Otaboy ota Tursunov Str.

An archaeological site of 5-13th centuries. There are found some remains of an ancient settlement with the strength and extensive artisan quarters. The 'Fortress' was here more like a castle-manor. Maybe here was the summer residence of the rulers of Chacha. Excavated here a remains of a Zoroastrian cult altar. The complex was surrounded by a moat.

• National library of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi

  phone: +998 71 232-8394
  address: Navoiy shoh ko'chasi

• National Library of Uzbekistan

  phone: +998 71 2391658
  address: 51 Xorazm ko'chasi

Parks

• Abdulla Kadiri Recreation Park

  address: Zarqaynar ko'chasi
  There is a Planetarium

• Alisher Navoiy ParkThis large park is popular on the weekends where many weddings are held. A fairground and man-made lake are also well frequented by locals.

• Amir Timur Monument & Park

  address: Amir Timur Square (Площадь Амир Тимура)
  Amir Temur in armour sits on his horse, holding the reins with his left hand and greeting the people with his right hand. A bust of Karl Marx previously occupied the position during Soviet times.

• Babur Recreation Park

  address: Bobur ko'chasi
  A nice park with some boating lake

• Boghi Eram Recreation ParkFun fair for the young and not so young.

• Tashkent Botanical Garden

  address: Боғишамол кўчаси
  The total area covers 66 hectares. The herbarium is a storehouse of unique collections. The Paleobotanical collection include some valued pieces of Middle Jurassic Period Tashkutan from Hissar county, and from Lower-Middle Albian stage, in the southwest part of the Kyzyl Kum region's Kulzhuktau mountains.

• Japanese GardenPopular during summers. Many couples go there for wedding photos.

• Mirzo Ulugbek Recreation Park

  address: 21 Hamidulla Oripov ko'chasi

• Tashkent Zoo

• Aqua ParkThe water park has several pools, one with a wave machine, water chutes, and high slides. Well worth a few hours in hot weather. Take your own towel and pool footwear (the paths can get very hot). There is a restaurant and bars inside.

• TashkentlandAn amusement park. It has few nice rides, nothing special if you have been in big park, but a nice place to spend a free afternoon with friends. It is also worth a visit to a simple park in Tashkent. Although they have fewer attractions and are less exciting, they give off a more authentic feeling.

Cemeteries

• German Cemetery

  address: Yakkasaray District, Sodiq Miraxmedov ko'chasi
  Burial place of soldiers of World War II

• Japanese Cemetery

  address: Yakkasaray District, Sodiq Miraxmedov ko'chasi
  Burial place of soldiers of World War II

Stadiums

• Pakhtakor StadiumThis is a multi-purpose stadium

• Bunyodkor StadiumThis is a multi-purpose stadium. Mostly for football matches

• Jar Sportcomplex

  address: Laylito'g'on ko'chasi

Theaters

• Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theater

  phone: +998 71 2339081,+998 71 2333344, +998 71 2321948
  address: Ataturk Kochasi (ул. Ататюрка), 28
  The theatre was built in neoclassical style from the plans of Alexey Shchusev, the architect of Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow. The theater has special significance for Japanese nationals because it was built by Japanese prisoners of war during World War II. A plate acknowledging their contributions is part of the building.

• Istiklol Palace

  phone: +998 71 2459251
  address: Bunyodkor shoh ko'chasi
  A concert hall

• Ilkhom Theatre

  phone: +998 71 2422241, +998 71 2440403
  address: Pakhator ( ул. Пахтакорская) 5
  Progressive theatre. Performances in Russian, sometimes with English subtitles.

• Russian Drama Theatre

  phone: +998 71 233-8165, +998 71 233-4210
  address: Buxoro ko'chasi (ул. Зарафшон)

• Musical Comedy Theatre

  phone: +998 71 277-8592, +998 71 277-8529, +998 71 277-8354
  address: Chapanata ko'chasi (Чапаната ул. квартал «Ц»)

• National Academic Drama Theatre of Uzbekistan

  phone: +998 71 244-1751, +998 71 244-3375
  address: 34 Navoiy shoh ko'chasi (ул. Навои),

• Tashkent Circus

  phone: +998 71 244 3509
  address: 1 Zarqaynar ko'chasi

• Turkiston Palace

  address: Abdulla Qodiriy ko'chasi
  A concert hall. There is a nice fountain before its.

• State Puppet Theatre

  phone: +998 71 256-62-46, +998 71 256-73-98
  address: Afrosiyob ko'chasi (пр. Космонавтов), 1

• Theatre for Young Audience

  phone: +998 71 2447597, +998 71 2447620
  address: Abdulla Qodiriy ko'chasi ( ул. А.Кадыри), 13

• Youth Theatre

  phone: +998 71 244-1087, +998 71 244-0088, +998 71 244-1089
  address: 55 Navoiy shoh ko'chasi (ул. Навои)

• Ulugh Beg Planetarium

  address: Zarqaynar ko'chasi

Art galleries

• Art Caravan

  phone: +998 71 235 5833, +998 71 235 6164
  address: 73, Buyuk Turon Str.
  Selling hand-made goods.

• Bona Fact

  phone: +998 71 2320360
  address: Sadyka Azimova 3-y str.(Ул. С. Азимова), 20, tupik-3
  Photo exhibitions and sales.

• Caravan Art Gallery

  phone: +998 23 2556296, +998 23 1527555
  address: Abdullah Quahor 22
  High quality handicrafts.

• Granart Art gallery

  phone: +998 71 1205560
  address: 13a Khamid Alimdjan sq.(площадь Хамида Алимджана,), entrance 4, Capital Business Complex
  Exhibitions, sale of artworks, art studio, cultural and educational activities, art therapy, collectors club, developing interior design, framing shop.

• Hamar centre - Art gallery

  phone: +998 712 2565226
  address: 40, Sharaf Rashidov Str
  Sells souvenirs.

• Human House

  phone: +998 71-255-4411
  address: Usmon Nosir 30/9
  Features handmade crafts and clothing of all sorts, ranging from full outfits to purses to beautiful hand-painted tea sets and ceramics at very reasonable prices. It is non-profit and is meant to help provide income to the crafts persons, who are often from remote poor villages.

• Orient House

  phone: +998 71 235 5833, +998 71 2356164, +998 97 3404815
  address: Amir Temur Str., 51
  A souvenir shop

• Renessans Culture gallery

  phone: +998 71 2449263, +998 71 3930034, +998 71 3930028
  address: Furkata str.
  Former Pioneer Palace.

Banks

Important update: As of March 2018, it is illegal to exchange money outside of official currency exchange offices. Moreover, foreign credit cards are not accepted in shops or restaurants, with the exception of the (expensive, but western-standard) supermarket korzinka. In principle, it is allowed that foreigners pay their hotels using foreign credit cards (but not in foreign currency), however, most hotels don't have the necessary device. For more information see the Uzbekistan#Buy section.

• Agrobank, Head Office

  phone: +998 71 120 88 38, +998 71 2770822, +998 71 1506765 (Helpline)
  address: Street Mukimi, 43

• Bank "Asaka"

  phone: +998 371 1208111, +998 71 2005522
  address: Nukus str., 67
  - Branches: I. Akilov str., 40,, Tashkent city branch ( Yakkasaray district, A. Kahhara str., 73, Phone : (8-371) 120-83-00 tоshkеntshahar@asakabank.uz, Fax: 8-371 1208302), Autotransport Branch, (Yakkasaray district, Mukimiy str., Avenue 1, 9, Phone: 8-371 1203901, 1203902, avtоtranspоrt@asakabank.uz); Shayhantaur branch (Shayhantaur district, Furqat str., 9, Phone : 8-371 140-39-04 shayhоntоxur@asakabank.uz, Fax : 8-371 140-39-04), Yunusabad branch (Yunusabad district, 2 kv., 8, Phone : 8-371 221-80-67 yunusоbоd@asakabank.uz, Fax : 8-371 221-8067), Sergeli branch (Sergeli district, Masson str., 39, Phone : 8-371 257-87-55 sirgali@asakabank.uz, Fax: 8-371 257-44-10)

• Mortgage Bank, Central Office

  address: Independence Avenue (Prospekt Mustakillik, проспект Мустакиллик), 17
  A Joint-Stock Commercial Bank.

• Microcredit bank, Head office

  phone: +998 71 273-2811, +998 71 150-56-47 (Helpline)
  address: 14, Lutfiy street

• People's bank

  phone: +998 371 1201700
  address: 3, Amir Temur avenue (Амир Темур шоҳ кўчаси) Mirabad district

• NBU Republic of Uzbekistan

  phone: +998 71 233-6070, +998 71 234-4771, +998 71 235-9060
  address: Amir Temur street, 101

• Uzpromstroybank

  address: Yunusabad district Shaxrisabzkaya str. (Юнусабадский район, ул. Шахрисабз), 3

• Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan

  phone: +998 71 2126010, +998 71 2525739, +998 71 2126299
  address: Uzbekistan avenue (Ўзбекистон шоҳ кўчаси), 6.

Bazaars

Most local residents do their primary shopping in bazaars. Local produce, such as fruit, nuts, vegetables can be very good, especially when they are in season. In the late summer, local melons appear on the streets and in the bazaars and are tasty and very cheap.

• Chorsu BazaarThe biggest and the most exciting oriental market in Tashkent. Eski Juva Bazaar is the biggest and oldest bazaar in Central Asia, operating on the same spot for over 2,000 years. The stalls of the bazaar stand under seven huge domes covered with colored glazed tiles. In the biggest domed building you will find all kinds of spices and cooking herbs: saffron, brown tree bark, red and black pepper, thyme and cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, as well as raisins, and dried apricots, almonds and pistachios, walnuts and peanuts. The bazaar is famous for peanuts boiled in sugar or honey, covered with sesame seeds. Under the small domes are the "workshops". Here craftsmen make and sell jewelry, painted cradles (beshik), gold embroidery, Uzbek chests with metal decorations, embroidered suzanes (thin tapestries), jiyak (lace for trimming the lower edges of women's trousers), quilted men's (chapan) and women's (yashmak) caftans, kurpacha quilts, pichok knives in leather or brass sheaths, and national musical instruments. Potters offer lyagan dishes and kosa bowls with blue and turquoise painted patterns. You will also find carpets from Khiva, Samarkand, Bukhara, Afghanistan and Turkey.

• Central Market

  address: Amir Timur St
  Beautifully laid out displays of local produce, dried fruit, and nuts. Every Friday and Saturday there is a wholesale dried fruit bazaar. The least noisy and crowded bazaar in Tashkent. Only here can you buy button and oyster mushrooms, Caspian sturgeon, and Far Eastern salmon.

• Farkhatsky BazaarSelling only melons, especially in Sep-Oct.

• Hippodrome Bazaar

  address: Chilanzar District
  Best for (leather) clothing, shoes. Very crowded.

• Parkentsky BazaarBest for beer, biscuits, cigarettes, coffee, cookies, cooking oil, soft drinks, liquor in large quantities.

• Yangiobod BazaarHuge flea market with an interesting history. Anything and everything a chap can unload. Second-hand clothes, unlike most of the other markets in Tashkent. Many markets are tagged as selling "everything", but rarely will you see live chickens opposite a heap of wheelchairs and (likely stolen) front doors. Watch your valuables especially closely. Smaller in the rain but definitely still open. Good for all your Soviet memorabilia needs.

• Yunusabad Food Market

  address: Ahmad Donish ko'chasi

Broadway

Saligokh St, known locally as "Broadway", has some street artists, etc. The street is easy to find from the Amir Temur Monument, just head away from the Uzbekistan Hotel. The 'mirstore' just off of Saligokh St has a modern supermarket, coffee bar and hugely overpriced fashion stores. This area, known locally as "Demir," also has Mir Burger, which has burgers, pizza and local dishes at reasonable prices. There is also a Georgian restaurant ("Tbilisi") and a Chinese restaurant. There is a heavy police (militsiya) presence here and foreigners are not often, but occasionally asked for their documents. It is advisable to keep a photocopy of your passport and visa with you, but leave the originals in the hotel safe.
Modern designer fashion and shops selling luxury goods from famous international brands have appeared in Tashkent. Catering for the wealthy, these can be found in the Broadway area, on Amir Temur Street and Pushkin Street.

Department stores, malls

• Central Department Store

  phone: +998 712 256 3001, +998 71 233 6288
  address: 17, Uzbekistan Ave. (O'zbekiston shoh ko'chasi)
  A good place to find souvenirs.

• Tashkent Shopping Center

  address: Navoiy shoh ko'chasi

• Trade Center Tashkent Plaza

  phone: +998 71 2389408
  address: 107, Amir Temur Str

• Shopping center Poytakht

  address: Buyuk Turon Str.

• Universam Yunusabad

  address: Amir Temur Str (Амир Темур шоҳ кўчаси)
  Department Store

Handicrafts

• Abdulkasym MadrassahLacquer paintings with oriental motifs.

• Rakhimov Ceramics Studio

  phone: +998 14 90435
  address: Kukchka Dabaza 15
• Hamza Art Gallery, Caravan Cafe and Restaurant, 22, A. Kakhar Str. tel.: +998 712 2556296, e-mail: caravan@bcc.uz.com
• Souvenir Shops also can be find in some hotel as: Grand Mir, InterContinental, Dedeman Silk Road, Tashkent Palace, Uzbekistan Hotel

Supermarkets

• KontinentGood supermarket with a wide range of stuff.

• Turkuaz Hypermart

  address: Akhunbabaev Sq
  Good for Western clothing and travel accessories.

There are hundreds of small cafes in Tashkent (and other Uzbek cities and villages) offering these and other local dishes at inexpensive prices. A meal of salad, bread, tea, soup, and shashlik at around USD2-3 isn't difficult to find. Sanitation standards can leave a lot to be desired in many of these cafes. Especially on warm days, look to see if the meat is kept refrigerated before it is cooked. Before meals you will always be offered warm water poured over your hands from a jug. Before drinking tea, it is traditional to bless the cup with the first splash of tea from the pot. This serves ritual and hygienic purposes. Locals also believe in the sterilising properties of vodka.
In regular restaurants with (seemingly) western appearance, western prices are applied, e.g. a simple meal can easily be US$10-15 and drinks $3 and more.

Budget

There are many small restaurants serving simple meals at good prices. Burgers and kebabs are common. Borsch (soup) is tasty and perfect on a cold day.

• BravissimoServes cakes and good local food. Russian language only.

• Bukhara FoodOffer cheap, good quality food. Try the Following dishes: lavash (Armenian), shurpa (Uzbek), kazi kabob (Uzbek).

• Cafe BukharaCheap and tasty local food. Nice atmosphere and you can buy your drinks in a shop next to the place.

• Central Asian Plov Center

  address: 1 Guards Colonel Khodjaev St (1 ул. Ифтихор)
  Plov is available for lunch, together with fresh tomato and other salads. All the plov is prepared outside in huge cauldrons. Go early as the place gets packed and sometimes they run out.

• Dilkash

  address: Mirobod Ko'chasy
  Specialty is shashlik from 7,000 som, fresh salads, and non. Plov and soup also available. No liquor is sold on premises, but nearby shops sell vodka and beer.

• Surxondaryo Zig'ir OshiTypical Uzbek corner cafe, sells excellent plov cheaper than most places and, unusually, to late in the evening.

Mid-range

• Amfora Greek Restaurant

  address: Yakkasaray District

• Ariston

  address: Sabir Rahimov, St Lashkarbegi, 2
  Like Polyanka, excellent food and cabaret entertainment (suitable for families).

• Ariston ParkOne of a few good places to eat in Boghi Eram Recreation Park.

• Caravan

  address: A Khalkat kochasi 22a

• Al DelfinExcellent Arabic food. Great sheesha can be found here.

• Jumanji

  phone: +998 71 2554200
  address: 62/2 Yunus Khos Khodjib St and K. Jalilov St intersection
  One of the best restaurants in town. Serves big portions of high quality Chinese, central Asian, and European food.

• Khan Kuk KwanKorean food.

• Mir BurgerSo-called Turkish McDonald's.

• Nam Dae Mun

  phone: +998 71 2320105
  address: 24 Bukhara St
  Fine Korean and Japanese restaurant. Reasonably priced.

• Pizzeria Bella Napoli

  phone: +998 2539183, +998 2539184
  address: 63, U. Nasir St
  Small pizzeria, great atmosphere, and reasonably priced too (suitable for families). You might need to reserve a table on weekends as the place gets packed some evenings. Free delivery.

• Polyanka CafeExcellent food and cabaret entertainment (suitable for families).

• Ristorante Semo de Roma

  phone: +998 71 1501835, +998 71 1501836
  address: 40, Chekhov St
  One of the best Italian restaurants in town. Excellent food and a very nice terrace.

• La RivaFast food plus huge variety of different international dishes from Russia, Korea, Italy, Tatarstan. Many college students drop in throughout the day and the evening.

• Salvador Dalí restaurant

• Sultan Fast food

  address: Mustafo Kamol Otaturk ko'chasi

• Tang Cheng Chinese Restaurant

  phone: +998 71 1358916
  address: 60A Amir Temur St
  Good Chinese restaurant.

Splurge

As is common in other Central Asian countries, tea is drunk by most people, but without milk. Black coffee is also available everywhere. Some coffee shops and cafes offer good coffee, but the best of them is probably Amore Coffee at the MIR store just off of Broadway.
Alcoholic drinks are readily available. Outdoor bars are popular in good weather. Uzbek wine, vodka, and many different beers are available. The Russian beer "Baltika" is popular. Baltika 3 is good and similar to other international beers. Baltika 0 has no alcohol, Baltika 5 and 7 are also good, and Baltika 9 is very strong. A new local beer, Sarbast, has been launched and should be about half the price of imported beers. It is quite good and at 4.2% (red label), not too strong. Sarbast is also available with a blue label at 5.6%.
Nightclubs, as everywhere, offer expensive drinks and typically play a mix of Russian and Western music. Strip shows are common.

• Chelsea ArmsEnglish pub. It looks like it has been transplanted from the East End of London. Free Wi-Fi.

• Club DiplomatBilliard tables. It can be very busy and getting in may be difficult if your face does not fit.

• Diamond ClubNew and modern nightclub with a sci-fi theme. Check out the "Predator" look-alikes.

• Fashion Bar

  address: 25 Kunaev St
  Modern bar/cafe, showing Fashion TV on large screens with music until late at night.

• New Irish Pub

• Patrick Irish Pub

  address: 45a Istikbol St (Istiqbol ko'chasi)

• RichNightclub.

• Studio CafeModern cafe/bar with good food and drink.

• Chalet

  phone: +998 71 2338639
  Great bar in the centre of the city. Beer from 7,000 som.

• Bars in the park on BroadwayThe park in the middle of town adjoining the shopping street has two bars in pavilions. These are great places for a drink on a sunny day, with basic meals available.

Tashkent's hotel scene for budget and mid-range accommodation is not very welcoming, but improving slowly.
When you check out you will be given a tiny registration card that the next hotel will ask for.

Budget

• Amir Khan Hostel

  address: 16 Dashnobod street
  Opened in March 2018. Modern and clean common facilities (bathrooms, kitchen) and rooms. As of March 2018, no lockers in the rooms, but just a shelf per guest. A curtain at each bed provides privacy. Towels are provided free of charge. Staff speaks English quite well and answers to messages sent via booking.com.

• Gulnara's B&B

  phone: +998 93 402816
  address: Ozhod Street
  Clean, and comfortable. Rides from the airport can be arranged for a reasonable price. Chorsu Bazaar and it's associated metro station is a convenient 10-minute walk away. The owner can be very rude and unfriendly sometimes.

• Glen Eden Hotel

  phone: +998 97 704 4559
  address: Chavandoz (ул. Чавандоз), 16-18
  A two-star hotel. Rooms with bath or shower, air conditioning, direct dial international telephone, internet access, satellite TV, mini-bar, hairdryer. In the hotel: lobby, reception. security service, restaurant, children's play room. Laundry service.

• Grand Tashkent Hotel

  phone: +998 71 2550599, +998 97 4052677 (mobile)
  address: 57, A. Kahhara-6 (Abdulla Kaxxar 6-tor ko'chasi)
  A two star hotel

• Jahongir Hotel

  phone: +998 66 2357899, +998 91 5550808 (mobile)
  address: Chirokchi 4
  A two-star hotel with excellent staff. In the suburbs but near a metro station. Economy rooms are with shared bath.

• Mirzo guesthouse

  phone: +998 93 3796668 (English), +998 71 2443794 (Russian)
  address: 95 Sagban St
  Traditional house. Clean. Friendly owner. He often plays traditional music for the guests. Wi-Fi in the evening only.

• Orzu Hotel

  phone: +998711208822
  address: Ivliev Str (уллица Ивлева), 14
  A 2-star hotel. 34 rooms, sixteen singles, sixteen doubles

• Tashkent Apartment

  address: 9 Damariq
  A house with three separate bedrooms, owned by PageTour travel agency. Owners are very nice and helpful; no problem to arrange pickup from airport, book train tickets or help to change money on the market. Only downside that they do not provide registration slips for your stay (Aug 2012). (GPS N 41.17.02.2, E 069.15.44.1)

Mid-range

• Asia Tashkent Hotel

  phone: +998 71 2509687, +998 71 2509688
  It has an indoor swimming pool, sauna, Turkish bath, 72 rooms, nightclub, and is popular among European customers.

• Expo Tashkent Hotel

• Grand Ist Hotel

  phone: +998 71 255 5246, +998 90 998-9868 (Mob)
  address: Yakasarayskiy d-ct., Bolshaya Mirabadskaya Street 1/28

• Grand Orzu Hotel

  address: 2 Kunaev Street/27 Makhmud Tarabi Ko'chasi
  A three star hotel 50 guestrooms, including twenty one single rooms with king size beds, ten luxe rooms and 19 double rooms with two standard beds.

• Grand Raddus Hotel

  address: 11, 2 Passage Kichik Mirobod Street
  A three-star hotel

• Malika Hotel

  phone: +998 71 1730203
  address: 53A Chapanata ko'chasi
  Probably the best bang-for-the-buck in Tashkent. Well-equipped and nicely outfitted. Ownership includes an American partner. Services: restaurant, business center, bar, laundry and ironing, parking, conference hall, sauna with Jacuzzi. Internet is non-existent in rooms, and marginally so in their lobby (email, etc., but no Skype). Also in Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.

• Oasis Asaka Hotel

  address: Khamza District
  A four-star hotel

• Rovshan Hotel

  phone: +998-71 120 7747
  address: 118 Katta Mirabad Str. (ул. Мирабадская), 118
  Good service and cold beer sold at reception for 2,000 som a bottle.

• Raddus Hotel

  address: 39/41 Suleymanova st, Yakkasaray District,
  A three-star hotel

• Retro Palace Hotel

  address: 65 Vahidov St

• Sayokhat HotelA 3-star hotel. Prices include breakfast only. Free Wi-Fi. Lunch buffet $15, dinner buffet $15. Services: business center, room service 24 hours a day, order railway and airline tickets, taxi, Internet, currency exchange, laundry, sauna, massage, pool, parking.

• Shodlik Palace Hotel

  address: Pakhtakor Street (Пахтакор кўчаси), 5
  A four star hotel

• Elite Hotel

  phone: +998 71 1208829
  address: Street 75, 10, Tashkent 700063

• Gelikon Vest Hotel

  phone: +998 94 3637878
  address: Jarqo'rg`on ko`chasi Street 76 A

• Sambuh Elite Hotel

  phone: +998 71 1208826, +998 71 120 88 21
  address: 10, Tsekhovaya Street, Tupik-1
  38 rooms

• Uzbekistan Hotel

  phone: +998 71 1131111,+998 71 13-1012, +998 71 236-7666
  address: 45 Hamza Street (Taraqqiyot ko'chasi)
  Offers 285 rooms. Services: dry cleaning, laundry, room service 24 hours, deposit safe, wake up call, ticketing office, porterage, luggage room, barbers shop, exchange ofice, credit card payment, florists services, gift shop, free WiFi internet in the hotel, car rental, organization of sightseeing tours, sauna, massage, gym

Splurge

• Hotel BEK

  phone: +998 71 215 5888, +998 71 215 5999, +998 71254 8118, +998 71 215 5454
  address: 64A Yusuf Hos Hojib (ул. Юсуф Хожиб)

• Hotel City Palace

  address: Amir Temur St
  A former Sheraton hotel. It is one of Tashkent's taller buildings. The rooms are still very good, but service and maintenance. Bar/restaurant bills must be paid in cash.

• Dedeman Silk Road Hotel

  phone: +998 71 23401
  address: Amir Temur St
  Excellent hotel in the city centre. Drinks are overpriced. Free Internet connection in rooms.

• Miran International Hotel

  address: Borovskiy ko'chasi (Shakhrisabz Passage 4,)
  A five-star luxury hotel

• Grand Mir Hotel

  phone: +998 71 1402000
  address: 2 Kunaeva St
  A four-star luxury hotel for business travellers. Wi-Fi. Rates include fitness centre and a healthy breakfast.

• Le Grande Plaza Hotel

  address: 2 Uzbekiston Ovozi St
  Executive floor with lounge, outdoor pool, South Indian restaurant. 10 km from airport.

• Hotel Ichan Qala

  address: Yusuf Hos Hojib ko'chasi ( ул. Юсуф-Хос-Хожиб), 75/10
  A four-star hotel. 68 rooms: Superior, DeLuxe, Junior Suite, Suite, Presidential Suite and Villa

• InterContinental Hotel

  phone: +998 71 1207000
  address: ул. А.Тимура, 107А

• Ramada Tashkent

  phone: +998 71 1406000
  address: 1 Abdulla Qodiriy ko'chasi
  A four-star hotel. 130 deluxe rooms with tea/coffee maker, cable/satellite TV, minibar, in-room safe, work desk, iron & ironing board (on request), hair dryer, blackout drapers and design bathroom with shower and bathtub. Upon request, rollaway beds, baby cribs

• Radisson SAS

  phone: +998 71 1204900
  address: 88 Amir Temur Street,
  Four star hotel

• Tashkent Palace Hotel

  phone: +998 71 1205800,
  address: 56, Buyuk Turon St
  A four star, traditionally-styled and visually impressive hotel. Very poor Internet.

• Beeline Mobil Office

  address: 1 Buxoro ko'chasi

• East Telekom Office

  address: Chehov ko'chasi

• Central Post Office

  phone: +998 71 233 47 49
  address: 7 Shahrisabz ko'chasi

Tashkent is generally a very safe place to visit. However, visitors should refrain from political activities or doing anything that could be regarded as undermining the state. As anywhere, remember to watch your personal belongings. There have been incidents of robbery, including some violent assaults but they are very rare. Travellers should use the same caution they would use in any large city, especially at night. It is not advisable for foreigners to walk around alone at night, especially in areas where few people are about and/or lighting is poor. Police sometimes levy small on-the-spot fines for minor offences such as appearing to be slightly intoxicated.
The emergency number is for medical emergencies and for fires, while the police emergency number is .
Major clinics are listed below:

• Stomaservice

  phone: +998 26 68899, +998 11 05588
  address: Buyuk Ipak Juli

• Klinik/Hospital 1

  phone: +998 26 48105, +998 26 40511, +998 26 48105
  address: Machlor Oim St 40

• Klinik/Hospital 2

  phone: +998 26 74265
  address: Aschgabadskaya St 3

• Tashkent International Medical Clinic

  phone: +998 29 10142, +998 29 10726, 1858481 (domestic - emergencies), 1084457 (domestic)
  address: Sarikul St 38
  Medical and dental care.

• VIP Poliklinik

  phone: +998 13 62625, +998 13 94260
  address: Sadik Asimov St 67

Embassies and consulates

• Afghanistan

  phone: +998 13 48432, +998 13 48458
  address: 6, Murtazaev St

• Australia

  phone: +7 495 956 6070
  Australian Embassy in Moscow is accredited to Uzbekistan.

• Azerbaijan

  phone: +998 17 36167, +998 17 33717, +998 13 48458
  address: 25, Shark Tongi St (ул. Шарк Тонги)

• Bangladesh

  phone: +998 71 1206711, +998 71 2540421
  address: Vahidov St., 33

• Belarus

  phone: +998 12 07252, +998 12 05233, +998 15 27258
  address: 53, Vokhidov St/ Gulyamov St

• Belgium

  phone: +998 15 25942
  address: 10, Karimov St /Navoi avenue, 18б
  Only Honorary Consulate

• Bulgaria

  phone: +998 56 4888
  address: 52, Rakatboshi St

• Canada

  phone: +998 71 2539205
  address: 56, Usman Nosir St, Apt 39-40
  A small honorary consulate to aid citizens. Most affairs handled through the Canadian Embassy in Moscow. For emergency after-hour service, call the Moscow Embassy +7 (495) 925-6000.

• China

  phone: +998 13 38088, +998 13 60851
  address: 79, Gulyamov St

• Czech Republic

  phone: +998 12 07733
  address: 9, Hidirali Ergashev St

• Egypt

  phone: +998 12 05008, +998 12 05009
  address: 53, Chilanzar St

• France

  phone: +998 71 2335382
  address: 25 Qo’qon Yuli Rd

• Georgia

  phone: +998 16 26243, +998 16 29139
  address: 16, Tarobiy St

• Germany

  phone: +998 12 08440, +998 12 08472,+998 18 15406 ( emergencies German), +998 18 15407 (Russian and Uzbek)
  address: 15, Sharaf Rashidov Ko'chasi

• India

  phone: +998 12 04996, +998 12 04997
  address: 15/16, Kara-Bulak Street ( Korabulok Ko'chasi)

• Indonesean Embassy

  address: 73 Yahyo Gulyamov ko'chasi
  e-Visa http://evisa.kbri-tashkent.go.id/

• Iran

  phone: +998 71 686968
  address: 20, Parkentskaya St

• Israel

  phone: +998 12 05808, +998 12 05807
  address: 3, Abdulla Kahar St (улица А.Каххара)

• Italy

  phone: +998 15 21119, +998 15 21120
  address: 40, Yusuf Hos Hojib St

• Japan

  phone: +998 12 08060, +998 12 08061
  address: 1/28, Sadyk Azimov St

• Kazakhstan

  phone: +998 15 21654, +998 13 60986
  address: 23, Chehov St (ул. ЧЕХОВА)

• Kyrgyzstan

  phone: +998 13 74794
  address: 30, Samatov St

• Netherlands

  phone: +998 12 06141
  address: 77, Usmon Nasirov St

• New Zealand

  phone: +7 495 956 3579
  NZ Embassy in Moscow handles affairs with Uzbekistan.

• Russian Federation

  phone: +998 15 26280, +998 12 03519
  address: 83, Nukus St

• South Africa

  phone: +998 13 70170, +998 13 71824
  address: 30A, Asaka St

• South Korea

• Spain Consulate

  phone: +998 15 25027
  address: 25, Kichik Besh-Yogoch St

• Switzerland

  phone: +998 12 06738, +998 12 06739
  address: Blind alley 1, 4, Nosir St

• Tajikistan

  phone: +998 54 9966
  address: 61, Abdulla Kahor St

• Turkey

  phone: +998 13 38037, +998 13 72104, +998 13 32107
  address: 87, Gulyamov St (Republican Office of Public Prosecutor)

• Turkmenistan

  phone: +998 12 05278, +998 12 05279
  address: 16, Tarobiy St
  The consulate is on the back. You should arrive really early. From 06:00 people start to gather. Write your name on the list by the guards place and then wait. At around 10:00 somebody will come, shout the names on the 1st list to check if the people are still present and copy them to a 2nd list, which is the official one and after that according with that list you can enter the consulate by turns. For transit visa it takes around 20 days with no express service, no need to leave the passport, payment on pick-up, US$55 for 3-day transit visa. {GPS N 41.18.06.9, E 069.16.12.9
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  Ukraine

  phone: +998 13 6012, +998 13 35523
  address: 68, Yahyo Gulyamov St
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  United Kingdom

  phone: +998 71 1207852
  address: 67, Gulyamov Street (Yahyo Gulyamov ko'chasi)
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  United States

  phone: +998 71 120 5450
  address: 3 Moyqorghon St, 5th Block, Yunusobod District
  For after-hours emergencies, American citizens should call +998 71 120 5450. Embassy includes an Information Resource Center with a small library, English-language magazines, free Internet access, and access to several large electronic databases of information. Staff can also help Uzbeks wanting to practice speaking English and answer questions about the US and US-Uzbek relations.

• Samarkand - Part of the UNESCO World Heritage list
• Shymkent -Five coaches a day run between Tashkent and Shymkent, leaving from Tashkent Avtovokzal (the central one) at (ostensibly, but don't count on the times) 07:00, 09:00, 12:00, 15:00 and 18:00. Tickets are about 40,000 som but this can be brought down by bargaining. The route began in late 2018. The process is smoother and more official than the shared taxis, with faster border crossings and tickets to be bought from a "kassa" in the station. Comfortable ride, takes about 3-4 hours.

• Architectural Complex Zengi-Ata

  address: Zangiota, M-34 Hwy
  Burial place of sheikh Aj-Hodzha, nicknamed Zengi-Ata, which means "black", who lived from the end of 12th to the first half of 13th century. Parts of it: Zengi-Ata Madrassa (Медресе Занги-Ата) and Zengi-Ata Mosque (Мечеть Занги-Ата)

• Maidanak ObservatoryLocated on the western top of mountain Maidanak (altitude 2650 m), 35 km southward of the village Yakkabog, Kashkadarya province

• Big Solar FurnaceA project of the Academy of Sciences Republic of Uzbekistan

• Lake CharvakThe reservoir was created by erecting Charvak Hydropower Station on the Chirchiq River, a short distance downstream from the confluence of Pskem and Chatkal rivers in the western Tian-Shan mountains. The reservoir popular resort place for locals.

• Ugam Chatkal National Park

  address: Toshkent Province. Bustonlik tumani
  About 570 km² of mountain steppes, mountain forests, alpine meadows, river valleys and floodplain forests.

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