TASHKENT STONE CITY

Dengan Nama Allah yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Pengasihani

Assalamualaikum,

Tashkent berkeluasan 334.8km persegi  dengan populasi 2.7J penduduk dan merupakan capitol city Republik ofUzbekistan. Pusat pentadbiran bagi Tashkent region. Merupakan bandar terbesar di Central

Tashkent Railways Station

Asia mengikut jumlah penduduk. Menjadi hub kepada penerbangan, keretapi, politik, ekonomi, kebudayaan dan sebagainya.

Tashkent dibahagikan kepada 11  administrative districts mengandungi : Bektemir, Mirzo-Ulugbek, Mirabad, Almazar, Sergeli, Uchtepa, Hamza, Chilanzar, Shaihantahur, Yunusabad, Yakkasaray. 

Transport services in modern Tashkent are provided to the public by 6 types of transportation. Buses, microbuses, taxi, tram, metro and trolleybuses.  

The Tashkent railway links distant country regions with the center as well as provides access to the international transport network.

There is an international airport in the city called “Tashkent International Airport”. 

Only some historical buildings of ancient Tashkent survived including mosques and mausoleums. However, the Old City, or as it is called here Eski Shahar, still shows to visitors its labyrinth of narrow streets, not very high buildings, mosques and madrasahs (Moslem educational institutions). 

Hast-Imam Complek Tashkent

Among the best ancient architecture specimen there are Sheyhataur ensemble consisting of three mausoleums such as Yunus-Khan (15^th century), Sheyhataur (15-19^th centuries) and

Kaldirgach-Biy (15^th century) with its famous dodecagonal pyramidal cupolas as well as Zaynutdin-Bob mausoleum (16^th century), Sufi-Ota mausoleum (16^th century) and

Hazrati-Imam architectural ensemble (16^th century). Of the worship constructions some remained including still operatingmadrasah Kukeldash (15^th century, restored recently), Abdul-Kasym-Eshon

madrasah (16-19^th centuries) andHast-Imam ensemble with Barak-Khan madrasah (16-17^th centuries, foundation of 15^th century) and institute of Al-Bukhari inside it, as well as Kaffali-

Shash mausoleum (15^th century). Other interesting places include such mosques as Jami (JUma, 16^th century), Mirza-

Yusuf (19^th century), Hayrabat-Eshon (18-19^th century) andSheyh-Tilla on the square of Hast-Imam. In Tashkent there are also some orthodox temples, nunnery and churches, and even Polish Roman Catholic Church: toleration of local rulers has always been known far outside the nation. 

Amir Temur.  Uzbekistan Hero.

Today Tashkent, a capital of Uzbekistan, is a national center of culture. There are 9 theaters, Conservatory, various museums such as Art Museum of Uzbekistan, Museum of Uzbekistan History, Museum of Amir Temur. You can have a rest in shady gardens with incredibly wonderful fountains, or in concert and exhibition halls, stadiums, swimming pools, libraries or parks.

There are many museums in Tashkent, the most interesting

Hast-Imam.  One of the beautiful Mosque in Tashkent. 

ones are The State Art Museum with an extensive collection of pictures, ceramics, royal regalia and “suzani”

(“suzane,” embroidered decorative pictures of Persian style), the State Library, new Museum of Amir Temur, Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan (started in 1937, about 30 thousand specimen of handicraft wares and jewelries), the

Literature Museum, the Museum of railway history and many others. Separate attention should be paid to the world’s famous Alisher Navoi Theater of Opera and Ballet with a beautiful plaza in front of it, Conservatory, 9 theaters and many other culture and education institutions.

Tashkent always welcomes its guests. It hosts an array of international meetings, symposiums, conferences and festivals.  

New and beautiful National Mosque in Tashkent

Selain melawat ke "Kota Batu" Tashkent, satu lagi tempat menarik yang wajar dilawati ialah "Chorsu Bazaar".  Terletak ditengah-tengah "Old Market" dan terletak 50M daripada metro station.

Chorsu Bazaar is located behind a distinctly looking 16th century Kukeldash Madrassah and the Friday Mosque in Tashkent.

For many centuries Chorsu bazaar have been one of the busiest bazaars in Central Asia, since it is located on the Silk route. The location hasn’t changed in all these years but the old buildings have been replaced by modern ones. But here, locals still source for spices, vegetables, dried fruits, traditional and modern apparel, including carpets.

This world-famous bazaar specializes in everything from jewelry, ceramics, pottery, national costumes, housewares and much-more. It is always bustling and well worth visit even if you do not intend to buy.

The Chorsu Bazaar has a vast open-air market where you’ll find carefully woven carpets sit next to glistening ceramics, which in turn are neighbors of shiny watermelons, plump raisins and juicy apricots.

Lots of kinds of spices! Ginger, and saffron, black pepper and more. Mountains of dried fruits are located under the big turquoise cupola. These are unusual but guaranteed-to-please gift for friends back home.

There are shoe stores and handicraft shops, stalls that sell traditional clothes and row after row of stalls selling national tyuboteyka, the traditional Uzbek men’s cap. You’ll also find many choykhana or ‘tea houses’ where you can stop to have a hot tea and shashlyk kebabs.

Tentu sekali melihat kepada lingkaran makanan diatas, didalam benak kita akan berhenti sebentar dan mungkin yang sedang kelaparan akan hilang selera.  Berbentuk seakan sosage dan saiznya sebesar lengan kanak-kanak. Dijual dimana-mana kerana itu merupakan salah satu makanan utama penduduk Uzbekistan.

Pokoknya makanan tersebut adalah "Halal" dan diperbuat daripada daging yang telah dikisar

dan dimasukan kedalam seolah olah uncang yang panjang. Direbus dan disejatkan dan sedia untuk disajikan.  Rasanya enak tetapi dagingnya sedikit kasar jika dibandingkan dengan daging lembu, ayam atau kambing.  Itu adalah "Daging Kuda". Enak dan menyelerakan. 

Tashkent adalah bandar utama "Sessi Merayap" ZBA di Uzbekistan dan ZBA tidak menghabiskan masa yang lama memadai dengan 4H/3M kerana ZBA akan kembali kesini semula selepas Bukhara dan Samarkhand.

HAPPY JOURNEY

THE GREAT SILK ROAD