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In-Depth Information
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1 Dakhma-i-Shokhon ...............................F1
2 Jami Mosque Museum......................... E3
3 Khan's Palace ........................................ C1
4 Modari Khan Mausoleum......................F1
5 Narbutabey Mosque &
Medressa .............................................E1
6 Sahib Mian Hazrat Medressa ..............D4
7 Stone Tablet of Nodira ..........................F1
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ÿ Sleeping
8 Hotel Istiqlol...........................................B2
9 Hotel Khudayarkhan ............................B2
10 Hotel Kokand.........................................A2
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Yaangi
Bazaar (2km);
Nigina Hotel (2km);
Rishton (35km)
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ú Eating
Capriz ........................................... (see 10)
11 Rohatbahsh Chaikhana........................A2
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12 Asaka Bank ............................................B2
13 Com.net .................................................A2
14 Internet Club.......................................... E2
15 National Bank of Uzbekistan ...............D3
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OLD
TOWN
Zimbardor
Mosque
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region. The large wall separating the court-
yard from the street was being torn down
when we visited, heralding a possible new
look for the complex.
4 ¨Sleeping¨&¨Eating
For budget accommodation you are better
off continuing on to Fergana. At the time of
writing a midrange option, Hotel¨Istiqlol
( % +998 916 999 007, +998 916 876 544; off istiqlol;
s/d US$30/50) , was newly opened, but hadn't
yet received a license to accommodate for-
eigners. This should change in the near fu-
ture.
Hotel¨Kokand¨ hoTeL $
( % +998 954 004 081, 552 64 03; imom ismoil
Bukhori 1; s/d/tr US$20/36/54; aW ) Follow-
ing a decent renovation that has seen the
implementation of daring colour schemes
yet has failed to do much about the dismal
bathrooms, the Kokand is a perfectly decent
choice and is very popular with locals. All
rooms have sofas and TV. Wi-fi is in the
lobby only.
Nigina¨Hotel¨ hoTeL $
( % 552 85 33; Usta Bozor; s/d US$21/36; a ) Its
location out by Yaangi Bazaar is a minus, but
it's clean and less expensive than anything
in the centre. If you're travelling solo and
nobody else turns up, you'll have the shared
double to yourself.
Bus
Station
Hojibek
Mosque &
Medressa
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Dekhon
Bazaar
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Sahib¨Mian¨Hazrat¨Medressa¨ MeDReSSA
(Murqimi; museum admission 2000S; h 9am-6pm)
Walk five minutes down Muqimi ko'chasi
from Khamza ko'chasi to the truncated rem-
nants of the large 19th-century Sahib Mian
Hazrat Medressa, where the great Uzbek
poet and 'democrat' Mohammedamin Mu-
qimi (1850-1903) lived and studied for the
last 33 years of his life. There is a small mu-
seum in Muqimi's old room, which contains
a few of his personal belongings, plus Arabic
calligraphy by Muqimi himself.
Jami¨Mosque¨Museum¨ MoSQUe
(Khamza 5; admission US$1; h 9am-5pm)
Kokand's most impressive mosque, built
by Umar Khan in 1812, is centred on a 22m
minaret and includes a colourful 100m-long
aivan (portico) supported by 98 red-wood
columns brought from India. The entire
complex has reverted to its former Soviet
guise as a museum, with one room housing
a collection of suzani and ceramics from the
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