Uzbekistan is a land of scholars, saints and some of the oldest mosques of Central Asia. Our route lets you visit these places with peace of mind.
© Bgag, CC0 Hazrati Imom majmuasi
The religious and historic heart of Tashkent and the official centre of Islam in Uzbekistan, in the Old City. It is world-famous for housing the Uthman Quran (Mushaf of Othman), dating back to the 7th century and considered the oldest surviving written Quran in the world. The complex includes the 16th-century Barak-Khan Madrasah, the Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum and the twin-minaret Hazrati Imam Mosque, built in 2007.
© Зинҳор Насрӣ, CC BY-SA 4.0 Islom sivilizatsiyasi markazi
A new landmark next to the Hazrati Imam Complex that highlights the nation's spiritual and scientific heritage, with one of the world's largest Islamic libraries and exhibition halls under a massive dome.
© Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0 A medieval necropolis with a narrow avenue of blue-tiled mausoleums (11th–15th centuries). A sacred place of ziyarat holding the tomb of Qusam ibn Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, as well as tombs of Amir Temur's family.
© Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0 One of the largest historic mosques of the Islamic world, built by Amir Temur in the early 15th century. Next to it, Siab Bazaar is Samarkand's oldest and largest market: spices, dried fruit, nuts and textiles.
© Alaexis, CC BY-SA 3.0 Imom Buxoriy majmuasi
A modern multi-pavilion museum inside the reconstructed memorial complex, dedicated to the life and legacy of Imam Al-Bukhari, blending Islamic design with interactive displays.
© Maksimsokolov, CC BY-SA 4.0 The iconic heart of Bukhara and a UNESCO site: the Kalyan Minaret (1127, 46.5 m), the Kalyan Mosque, which holds 12,000 worshippers, and the active Mir-i-Arab Madrasah.
© Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dating from the 9th–12th centuries, it is celebrated as the oldest surviving mosque in Central Asia.
© Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0 "Job's Spring" — a sacred site built between the 12th and 16th centuries, with a conical dome that is rare in Central Asian architecture.
© LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0 A Friday mosque built in 1712 opposite the Ark, famous for its veranda (ayvan) with 20 carved wooden pillars reflected in the pond.
© Bgag, CC0 One of the most sacred Sufi places of ziyarat in the Islamic world, just outside Bukhara: the resting place of Hazrat Bahauddin Naqshband (1318–1389), founder of the Naqshbandi order, known for the saying "Heart with God, hands at work".