- Uzbekistan: where is the “Pearl of the Sands” located?
- How to get to Uzbekistan?
- Rest in Uzbekistan
- Uzbek beaches
- Souvenirs from Uzbekistan
Have no idea where Uzbekistan is? First of all, you need to know that the best time to visit the country is March - early July and late August - November.
Uzbekistan: where is the “Pearl of the Sands” located?
The location of Uzbekistan (capital - Tashkent, area of the country - 447,400 sq. Km) is the center of Central Asia. On the southern and southwestern sides, Uzbekistan, washed by the Aral Sea, borders on Turkmenistan, on the east - with Kyrgyzstan, on the southeast - with Tajikistan, on the north, northwestern and northeastern - with Kazakhstan.
The highest point in the country is the 4600-meter Khazret-Sultan peak. 2/3 of Uzbekistan is occupied by the Hungry Steppe, the Kyzyl Kum Desert, and the Gissar Range. And in the north-east of the country is Lake Aydarkul.
Uzbekistan consists of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Tashkent, Bukhara, Navoi, Namangan, Fergana, Syrdarya and other regions (there are 12 in total).
How to get to Uzbekistan?
The Moscow - Tashkent flight is operated by Aeroflot and Utair (flight duration - 3 hours 50 minutes). A stop in Mineralnye Vody will extend the air trip for 22 hours, in Sochi - for 9 hours, in Samarkand - for 5, 5 hours, in Samara - for 18 hours, in Voronezh - for 11, 5 hours, in Krasnodar - for 13 hours, in Nizhny Novgorod - at 14, 5 hours.
Residents and guests of Moscow will fly to Samarkand for 4 hours (the flight through Tashkent will take 7 hours, through Kazan - a day, through St. Petersburg - 8, 5 hours), and to Andijan - more than 4 hours (at least 5, 5-hour wait for those who will fly to Andijan via the Kyrgyz capital).
If you wish, you can use the services of a train: it takes 68 hours from Moscow to Tashkent.
Rest in Uzbekistan
The guests of Uzbekistan are interested in Tashkent (famous thanks to the Chorsu bazaar, the Gafur Gulyam park, the Istiklol palace of arts, the Mangaloch courtyard, the Mukhtar Ashrafi house-museum, the Tashkent chimes, the Kukeldash madrasah), Bukhara (famous for the mausoleum of Ismail Samani, the 47-meter high minaret, Jami palace mosque, Ulugbek madrasah, Bozori Kord hamam), Termez (travelers will be offered to see the Buddhist temple complex Fayaz-Tepe, the tomb of Termez sayyids, the architectural complex Khakim-at-Termezi, Jarkurgan minaret, located 60 km from the city), Zaamin national park (guests of the park will be able to meet porcupines, steppe ferrets, vultures, hawks, black vultures, ulars, mountain Siberian goats; facilities and favorable conditions for eco-tourists have been created there; the paved routes are 5-13 km long), Big Tavaksay waterfall (The 40-meter waterfall is 50 km away from the Uzbek capital; you can reach it along a convenient path from village Tavaksay in 2-3 hours).
Uzbek beaches
- the beaches of the Charvak reservoir: the shore of the reservoir is a haven for recreation areas, boarding houses, children's sports and health camps. Those who wish can fish for whitefish, trout, peled, carp. Of greatest interest is the “Charvak Oromgohi” recreation area, which provides tourists with a sandy beach, where you can take water and air baths, as well as ride water scooters and boats.
- the beaches of Aydarkul Lake: people flock here to sunbathe, sit on a picnic, fish for pike perch, carp, asp and carp, watch over 100 species of flora and fauna.
Souvenirs from Uzbekistan
Before leaving Uzbekistan, it is worth shopping for textiles, fur and leather goods, clay figurines, bowls, carved wooden boxes, metal utensils decorated with engraving, embossing and embossing, steel knives, Uzbek embroidery (suzane), bone carvings, hand carpets works from sheep or camel wool, dried apricots, figs, prunes, nuts, traditional outfits (zarchapan, kamzul, skullcap).
