Uzbekistan

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UZ
Nationality
Uzbek
Path Element
uzbekistan
Adjective
Uzbek

Poi-Kalyan Complex

In Bukhara’s historic center, Po-i-Kalyan is an architectural complex built around one of Uzbekistan’s best-known landmarks. The name means “At the Foot of the Great One.”

The complex includes the 12th-century Kalyan Minaret, the Kalyan Mosque, and the Miri-Arab Madrasah. Rising about 45 meters, the minaret is distinguished by fired-brick ornamentation.

Po-i-Kalyan remains an important part of Bukhara’s cultural heritage, connecting the historic center with the city’s role along the Great Silk Road.

Bukhara
Bukhara
Uzbekistan

Chorsu Bazaar

The Chorsu Bazaar in Tashkent (Chorsu market) is located on the main square of the city Eski-Juva. Despite the modern look that this market has today, the history of Chorsu Market goes back centuries. About 2 millennia ago, an ancient settlement was founded in these regions, the center of which, according to legend, was the bazaar. Over time, a fair was formed, during which an active exchange of goods began, merchants from different parts of Central Asia flocked here.

Tashkent
Tashkent
Uzbekistan

Juma Mosque

Jami Mosque (the second name of the mosque Juma mosque Khoja Ahrar Vali) - a modern building that has a very ancient history. Also called Dzhuma or Jama mosque.

Tashkent
Tashkent
Uzbekistan