Car And Motorcycle Route: Tashkent Center Introduction Tour.

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Region: Uzbekistan
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Tashkent Center Introduction Tour.

The Tashkent Introduction Tour is a visit along the major landmarks in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

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Total ascent: 67 m
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Max. slope (base 500m): 1.25 %
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Length: 14.1 km
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Places of interest (along the route) (show all)

Oloy Bazaar (distance from start: 0 km/0 miles)

Oloy Bazaar

State Museum of Temurids History (distance from start: 0.28 km/0.18 miles)

State Museum of Temurids History

Golestan Mountains. (distance from start: 0.94 km/0.58 miles)

Golestan Mountains.

Near the foothills of the Golestan Mountains, you can find Tashkent.

Westminster International University in Tashkent (distance from start: 0.94 km/0.58 miles)

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Westminster International University in Tashkent

Westminster International University in Tashkent or WIUT is Uzbekistan's first international university. The university is the first in Central Asia to offer a Western education, with UK qualifications. WIUT was established in 2002.

Tashkent (distance from start: 2.04 km/1.27 miles)

Tashkent

The modern Turkic name of Tashkent or Toshkent means City of Stone.

The city was destroyed by Genghis Khan in 1219.

Amir Timur Statue (distance from start: 2.04 km/1.27 miles)

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Amir Timur Statue

The monument of Amir Temur is a symbol of independence.

Tashkent City Hall (distance from start: 2.04 km/1.27 miles)

Tashkent City Hall

Ministery of Justice (distance from start: 2.04 km/1.27 miles)

Ministery of Justice

Mir Store (distance from start: 2.54 km/1.58 miles)

Mir Store

Alisher Navoi Theatre (distance from start: 2.77 km/1.72 miles)

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Alisher Navoi Theatre

The Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre is truly unique in its architecture and interior design. The Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre is built by the same architect who designed Lenin's Tomb in Moscow, Aleksey Shchusev. It was built with Japanese prisoner of war labor in World War II. This theatre hosts Russian ballet and opera.

Academic Russian Drama Theatre (distance from start: 2.77 km/1.72 miles)

Academic Russian Drama Theatre

Academic Russian Drama Theatre of Uzbekistan

Cental Bank of Uzbekistan (distance from start: 2.92 km/1.82 miles)

Cental Bank of Uzbekistan

Toshkent Univermagi (distance from start: 3.35 km/2.08 miles)

Toshkent Univermagi

Toshkent Univermagi shopping area

History Museum (distance from start: 3.74 km/2.32 miles)

History Museum

State Museum of History of Uzbekistan

Ministery of Finance (distance from start: 3.93 km/2.44 miles)

Ministery of Finance

Pashtakor Stadium (distance from start: 4.31 km/2.68 miles)

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Pashtakor Stadium

Pashtakor Stadium is home of the FC Pakhtakor Tashkent football team.

Independence Monument (distance from start: 4.31 km/2.68 miles)

Independence Monument

The largest statue ever erected for Lenin stood in Tashkent. It was replaced with a globe, complete with a geographic map of Uzbekistan over it. It represents the Independence.

Senate (distance from start: 4.31 km/2.68 miles)

Senate

Senate os Uzbekistan

Intercontinental Hotel (distance from start: 4.79 km/2.98 miles)

Intercontinental Hotel

The Intercontinental Hotel, the International Business Center, and the Plaza Building are belonging to the Downtown Tashkent region.

(distance from start: 4.79 km/2.98 miles)

Tashkent TV Tower (distance from start: 4.79 km/2.98 miles)

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Tashkent TV Tower

The Tashkent TV Tower is the highest construction in Central Asia. The Tashkent TV Tower was built and put into operation in 1985. The Tashkent TV Tower is 375 meters. At the height of 110 meters there is a restaurant.

Navoi Ave (distance from start: 6.23 km/3.87 miles)

Navoi Ave

The city is noted for its tree lined streets. Navoi Ave is one of them.

Earthquake of 1966 (distance from start: 7.09 km/4.4 miles)

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Earthquake of 1966

On April 26, 1966, Tashkent was destroyed by a huge earthquake (7.5 on the Richter scale) and over 300,000 were left homeless. Some 78,000 poorly engineered homes were destroyed

Tashkent Circus (distance from start: 7.27 km/4.51 miles)

Tashkent Circus