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Uzbekistan is a treasure trove of famous architectural monuments in Central Asia. Despite the country's vibrant history, the cities that have preserved their remarkable wealth and left their "signatures" for centuries are located in all regions of Uzbekistan.

TASHKENT

Tashkent is one of the largest ancient cities in Central Asia - the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The first information about Tashkent as a city can be found in the ancient eastern sources of the II century BC; In Chinese sources it is called Yuni; The Tashkent oasis was called Chach in the records of the Zoroastrian Kaaba in 262 BC by the Persian king Shopur I. Chach is located at the crossroads of the export of gold, precious stones, sweets and noble horses to other cities and countries. Today's Tashkent, which means "Stone City", is the capital of a modern republic, a city of more than 2 million people, the largest industrial city in Central Asia. is one of the centers.

Historical and architectural monuments of Tashkent:

· Kokaldosh madrasah (14th century)

· Kaffol-Shoshi Mausoleum (15th century)

· Hazrati Imam architectural ensemble (16th century)

· Abul Qasim Madrasah (19th century)

· Barakhon madrasah (16th century)

· Friday Mosque (19th century)

· Amir Temur Museum - a masterpiece of modern architecture

· Amir Temur Square

· Independence Square

· Peoples' Friendship Square

· Monuments of Courage

· Hasti Imam Square

· Tilla Sheikh Mosque

· Hadra area

· Tomb of Sufi Ota

SAMARKAND

The history of Samarkand dates back to about 2750, and the architectural monuments of the Timurid dynasty are as important as the architectural masterpieces of ancient Egypt, China, India, Greece and Rome.

Historical and architectural monuments of Samarkand:

· Ancient Afrosiab settlements (8th century BC)

· Ulugbek Observatory (1428–1429)

· Shahi Zinda architectural ensemble

· Hazrat Hizr Mosque (middle of the 19th century)

· Bibikhanum Mosque (1399–1404)

· Ulugbek madrasah (1417–1420)

· Sherdor Madrasah (1619–1635 / 36)

· Tilla Qori Madrasah (1647–1659 / 6)

· Chorsu market (late 18th century)

· Ruhabad mausoleum (1380s)

· White Palace Mausoleum (1470)

· Gori Amir (1404)

· Prayer Mosque (17th century)

Ishrat Khona Mausoleum (1464)

· Khoja Ahror ensemble (15-20th centuries)

Mausoleum of the Shepherd Father (1430–1440)

· Khoja Abdu Dorin Cemetery (15th-19th centuries)

· Imam al-Bukhari Complex

BUKHARA

Bukhara, meaning "worship" in the ancient Indian language, was once a major commercial center on the Great Silk Road. Bukhara is a "museum city" with more than 140 medieval architectural monuments. Ensembles such as Poi Kalon, Qosh Madrasa, Ismail Somoni Mausoleum, Kalon Minaret, built 2300 years ago, still attract attention today. Well-known poets such as Narshahi, Rudaki and Daqiqi, scholar Ibn Sino and others played an important role in the development of Bukhara.

Historical and architectural monuments of Bukhara:

· Ark (11th-20th centuries)

· Children's Pool (early 18th-20th centuries)

· Somoni Mausoleum (9th-10th centuries)

· Chashmai Job Cemetery (1380 or 1384/85)

· Abdullah Khan Madrassah (1596/98)

· Madarikhan Madrasa (1556/57)

· High Mosque (early 16th century)

· Gaukushon ensemble (Mosque, Minaret, Madrasa), (16th century)

· Zayniddin Khoja's room (1555)

· Poi Kalon ensemble (12-14 centuries)

· Labi Hovuz ensemble (16-17 centuries)

· Kokaldosh Madrasah (1568/69)

· The House of Nodir Devonbegi (1620)

· Ulugbek madrasah (1417)

· Abdulazizkhan madrasah (1652)

· Children's Pool Mosque (1712)

· Tomb of Sayfiddin Bokhari (second half of 13th-14th centuries)

· Buyonqulikhan mausoleum (second half of the 14th century, 15th or 16th century)

· Prayer Mosque (12th-16th centuries)

· Fayzabad Hotel (1598/99)

· Chor Minor Madrasa (1807)

· Sitorai Mohi Xossa Bukhara Emir's Palace (late 19th century early 20th century)

· Char Bakr - burial place of Sheikh Jubayra dynasty (1560/63)

XIVA

Khiva is a legendary city in the ancient part of the city, rich in many architectural monuments, Ichan-Kala, which retains the image of an exotic city of the east.

Historical and architectural monuments of Khiva:

· Ichan-Qala: Mosque and Saidboy Madrasah (late 18th - early 19th centuries)

· Around the Polvon Gate

· Allakulikhon Madrasah (1834/35)

· Kutlug Murad Inoq madrasah (1804/12)

· Tim and Allaqulikhan Caravanserai (19th century)

· Abdullah Khan Madrassah (1865)

· Anushkhan Mosque and Palace (1657)

· Stone House (Allaqulikhan Palace) (1830/36)

· White Mosque (1832/42)

· Juma Masjid Minaret (1788/89)

· Tomb of Said Alovuddin (14th century)

· Madrasa of Muhammad Aminkhan (1851/52)

· Kalta Minor Minor (1855)

· Old Ark (1868/88)

· Tora Murodtur Tower (1888)

· Muhammad Aminkhan Madrasah (1871)

· Shergozikhan madrasah (1718/20)

· Boglandi Mosque (19th century)

· Arabkhana Madrasah (1838)

There are also many historical monuments and architectural sights in a number of other cities of Uzbekistan.