Many centuries ago it was proved that Central Asia is one of the ancient Eastern civilization along with Egypt and Babylon, Baktriya, Sogdiana and Khorezm. They are originated to the beginning of 1st millennium BC. From depth of centuries we have remnats of it. Such cities Samarkand, Bukhara, Pendjikent and Khorezm are the evidence of this ancient civilizations Itineraries:
Tashkent – Urgench – Khorezm – Bukhara – Samarkand – Shakhristan – Pendjikent – Samarkand – Tashkent Tashkent
Tashkent – Urgench –Khorezm (flight)
Urgench – Bukhara (coach)
Bukhara
Bukhara – Samarkand (coach)
Samarkand – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand (coach)
Samarkand – Pendjikent – Samarkand (coach)
Samarkand – Tashkent (flight or coach)
Tashkent Sites to visit:
In Tashkent – Kukuldash, Abdul-Kasim Madrassah, Barak-Khan and Kafal-Shashi Mausoleums, Chorsu square, Temur’s square, Square of Independence and Theatre square, Monument of Courage.
In Samarkand – Registan Ensemble, Gur-Emir, Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis,Imam Bukhari Mausoleum, Bibi Khanum Mosque, Afrosiab the State archealogical reserve, Ulugbek Observatory (15 c.)
In Bukhara – Poly – Kalyan ensemble including minaret (12 c), mosque (15c), functioning Madrassah Miri-Arab (16c), Amir-Alim-Khan Madrassah (14c), Lyabi-Hauz (17c), etc.
In Shakhrisabz – Dorus – Saydat the Jekhangir mausoleum,Temur’s vault (15 c)? Dorut – T – Iyavat, Sheikh – Kulyalya mausoleum, Ak-Saray Palace (14 c), Ulugbek’s Makbarat
Pedjikent – Ruins of ancient Sogdian city, ethnographical museum |
