Circus

Tashkent


This popular kiddie diversion of clowns, jugglers and stuntmen sells out quickly.


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1. Juma Mosque

0.3 MILES

Tashkent's main Juma (Friday) mosque was built in the 1990s on the site of a 16th-century mosque destroyed by the Soviets. On warm Friday mornings the…

2. Kulkedash Medressa

0.36 MILES

The working 16th-century Kulkedash medressa has an unusual garden courtyard and sits beside Tashkent’s silver-domed Juma (Friday) Mosque on a hill…

3. Chorsu Bazaar

0.44 MILES

Tashkent’s most famous farmers market, topped by a giant green dome, is a delightful slice of city life spilling into the streets off the Old Town’s…

4. Sheikhantaur Mausoleum Complex

0.72 MILES

Just north of Navoi boulevard are three 15th-century mausoleums. The biggest, on the grounds of the Tashkent Islamic University, bears the name of Yunus…

5. Kaldirgochbiy Mausoleum

0.83 MILES

This little-visited, pyramid-roofed mausoleum is for devoted fans of Central Asian architecture. It's tricky to find, east of the Tashkent Islamic…

6. Sheikh Hovendi Tahur Mausoleum

0.85 MILES

This little-visited mausoleum was built for a 14th-century Sufi saint and gives its name to the surrounding Sheikhantur complex. It's tricky to find, east…

7. Moyie Mubarek Library Museum

0.88 MILES

The primary attraction of Khast Imom square is this library museum, which houses the 7th-century Osman Quran (Uthman Quran), said to be the world’s oldest…

8. Barak Khan Medressa

0.88 MILES

Souvenir shops occupy the student rooms of this 16th-century medressa located on the western side of Khast Imom square, making this one of the best places…