 | Name: Tashkent
Country: Uzbekistan
Time zone: GMT +5
Area: 334,8 sq km
Population: 2,220 million (2010)
Founded in: 2nd century BC
Climate: moderately continental
Average temperature: +8°C to -2°C in winter, +17°C to +36°C in summer
Area code: +998 (71)
Airports: Yuzhny
Train stations: Tashkent
Bus stations: Tashkent
Subway: 3 lines; 29 stations
Religious buildings: Orthodox: Mother of God Assumption Cathedral, St.Blessed Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky Church, St.Prince Vladimir Equal to the Apostles Church; Holy Trinity St.Nicholas Convent; Muslim: Juma Mosque; Tillya Sheikh Mosque; Catholic: Most Holy Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church; Tero Synagogue
Architectural landmarks: Abdulkasim Sheikh Madrasah, Barakhan Madrasah, Kukeldash Madrasah, Kaffal Shash Mausoleum, Khazrati Imam Mausoleum, Khalfo Bobo Mausoleum, Qualdirgochbiy Mausoleum, Shaikhantaur Mausoleum, Yunus Khan Mausoleum, Sangi-Ata Mausoleum, Romanov Palace, Tashkent Carillon
Statues and memorials: A.Temur, M.Ulugh Bek, H.Alimjan, Abu Ali Ibn Sina, V.Dzhanibekov, Oath to the Motherland Monument
Museums: State Timurid History Museum, Alisher Navoi State Literature Museum, Uzbekistan State Art Museum, Uzbekistan State History Museum, Uzbekistan State Applied Arts Museum, Uzbekistan State Nature Museum, Planetarium
House-Museums of: U.Tansykbayev, G.Ghulam, S.Borodin, M.Ashrafi
Theatres: Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, Uzbekistan Academic Russian Drama Theatre, Ilkhom Theatre, Mukimi State Music Theatre, State Musical Comedy Theatre, Uzbekistan Youth Theatre, Republican Puppet Theatre
Natural sites and parks: Japanese Garden, Navoi Central Park, Gulshan Culture and Leisure Park, Kodiry Culture and Leisure Park, Temur Park, Botanical Gardens, Ankhor River Embankment
Expo centres: Uzexpocentre
Sports venues and clubs: Pakhtakor Stadium (FC Pakhtakor), Universal Sports Palace
Performance sites: State Music Conservatory, Turkiston Palace of Arts, Zarafshan Cinema and Concert Hall, Istiklol Concert Hall
Entertainment sites: Zoo, Circus, Aqualand Entertainment Complex, Tashkent Disneyland
Restaurants of national cuisine: Uzbek: Al-Azis, Afsona, Bakhor, Caravan, Olympia, Sato |
