Uzbekistan

Where is Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan – Central Asia Region - Territory – 447,400 sq. km (53 rd place in the world) - Length of borders – 6,221 km - Plain area – 78 % - Mountain area – 22 % - Double landlocked country UZBEKISTAN

National Features in Uzbekistan List of monuments in Uzbekistan included in UNESCO World Heritage Site :  Historical Center of Bukhara  Historical Center of Shakhrisyabz  Ichan-Kala (inner fortress) in Khiva  Samarkand – Crossroads of Asian Cultures

The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent

Modern and multinational Tashkent

Tashkent hotels

Historical cities of Uzbekistan

SAMARKAND

City of Samarkand 2500 Years Old

Samarkand from Sogdian: "Stone Fort" or "Rock Town") is the second- largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Samarqand ProvinceSogdian Uzbekistan Samarqand Province

The city is most noted for its central position on the Silk Road between China and the West, and for being an Islamic centre for scholarly study.Silk Road

In the 14th century, it became the capital of the empire of Timur (Tamerlane), and is the site of his mausoleumTimur (the Gur-e Amir). The Bibi-Khanym Mosque remains one of the city's most notable landmarks.Gur-e Amir Bibi-Khanym Mosque

Gur emir mausoleum

The Registan was the ancient centre of the city.Registan In 2001, UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures.UNESCOWorld Heritage List

Ulugbek observatory

Alexander the Great said about Samarkand: “Everything I have heard about the beauty of Samarkand is true – except that it is even more beautiful than I could imagine”

Bukhara

Bukhara is one of the most ancient cities of Uzbekistan, situated on a sacred hill, the place where sacrifices were made by fire-worshippers in springtime. This city was mentioned in a holy book "Avesto".

Bukhara city is supposed to be founded in the 13th c.B.C. during reign of Siyavushids who came to power 980 years before Alexander the Great. The name of Bukhara originates from the word "vihara" which means "monastery" in Sanskrit. The city was once a large commercial center on the Great Silk Road.

Bukhara with more than 140 architectural monuments is a "town museum" dating back to the Middle Ages. 2,300 years later, ensembles like the Poi-Kalon, Kos Madras, Ismail Samani Mausoleum and the Kalian Minaret are attracting a lot of attention. The city consists of narrow streets, green parks and gardens, historical and architectural monuments belong to the different epochs, but locate very close to each other.

Bukhara

Khiva is a city from a fairy-tale. The capital of the Khiva Khanate in the 17th century, it still retained the exotic flavour of a medical Oriental town in the old part of the city - Ichan-Kala, where all monuments of architecture are located. Khiva

Among them are the Kunya-Ark citadel, the Tash-Khauli Palace, and the fortified hill - Akshish- bobo, which is the best place to glance over the whole city. Today Khiva is a museum-city. There are no tall buildings and wide streets here. It is very hard to enumerate all the historic sites in Khiva. There are palaces decorated with colourful mosaics, the adobe houses, and many medressehs, minarets and mosques in Khiva, such as the tall and beautiful Islam-Hoja minaret.

Khiva has always been famous for its wood-carving. Doors and columns of palaces are covered by very beautiful patterns. The museum devoted to this monument can become one of the most attractive objects of tourism of the world historical and cultural significance An open-air museum, ancient Khiva is waiting for you!

Uzbekistan desert

Chimgan-Beldersay is the main skiing area in Uzbekistan, which is located in the mountains of Western Tien-Shan (90 km far from Tashkent). Chimagan in the best way approaches for family leisure with children, Beldersay is more appropriate for skilled skiers and snowboarders. Winter in our mountains

In summer holiday you can enjoy biking, horseback riding, hiking in the mountains, go rafting and mountaineering. Summer in our mountains

What is the best time to visit Uzbekistan?  Climate/Weather Climate in Uzbekistan is sharply continental, it varies from dry and arid, with warm summers and cool winters in the west to moderate rainfall, with temperature summers and bitterly cold winters in the east. Temperature in Uzbekistan ranges during the year, from +40˚C in summer (July and August) and -20˚C in the middle of winter (January and February). Humidity is fairly low. In spring and fall temperatures are of a more moderate nature (mid 20˚C to 30˚C)  Spring (from April to June) and Autumn (from September to October) are the best seasons of the year to make visit to Uzbekistan.  Summer and winter are the best time to visit mountains

Magnificence of Uzbek Meal Uzbek Cuisine Peculiarity:  variety: (about 1000 different dishes, drinks and pastry)  old history  traditions  method of cooking Plov is the main dish and the pride of Uzbek cuisine!

Uzbek Food: Festival of Taste Not for nothing people from all over the world like and honor the Uzbek cuisine. It is one of the most savoury and various in tastes cuisine in Central Asia. Only names of appetizing Uzbek food make one’s mouth water. Plov, manti, shurpa, shashlik, lagman, samsa have such wonderful smell that one can’t resist the temptation to taste all these dishes piping hot. Many Uzbek recipes have centuries-old history, and the process of preparing food is accompanied with various rituals, which have reached our days. All specific peculiarities of Uzbek food have been forming for centuries.

Uzbek Food

Green tea is a traditional drink in Uzbekistan, as well as in a number of other Central Asian countries. For Uzbeks green tea is significant not only from the gastronomical, but also from the cultural aspect. The tea is served at every meal and is regarded as a symbol of hospitality. If a host offers tea to his guest, it means he is happy to see him at his home. Green tea is traditional throughout Uzbekistan, but in some regions, for instance, in Tashkent, black tea is no less popular.

Traditional bread, round in form and baked in a tandoor (clay oven)

Pilaf is the most popular meal in Uzbekistan. It can both be eaten as an ordinary everyday meal and be served on special occasions, religious or secular. Certainly, each region boasts a special recipe. Its main components being meat, rice, carrot and onion.

Samsa (flaky pasties with meat or vegetables, which may be served for the main course or eaten for a snack)

Manty (large steamed dumplings with a meat filling);

Shurpa (soup with large pieces of meat, potatoes and fresh vegetables);

Lagman (a dish consisting of noodles, meat and vegetables, which may be a soup or a second course);

Shashlik – pieces of meat (mutton, beef, pork, liver, fish or vegetables) held together by a skewer and roasted over charcoal;

Narin

Sweets

Uzbek vegetables and fruit is the decoration of Uzbek dastarkhan

Vegetables and fruit of Uzbekistan - gifts of the sunny country

Sunny Uzbekistan abounds in sweet grapes, honey melons, juicy watermelons, fragrant apricots, pears, ripe apples, quinces, peaches, ebony, pomegranate, figs and various berries.

Culture

IMFC-2015 stadium-JAR

Other our stadiums LOKOMOTIV

Bunyodkor and Pakhtakor

IMFC 2015

Welcome to Uzbekistan! Road to 31 march -3 april 2016 year