Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Dakhma-i-Shokhon ...............................F1
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Jami Mosque Museum......................... E3
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Khan's Palace ........................................ C1
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Modari Khan Mausoleum......................F1
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Narbutabey Mosque &
Medressa .............................................E1
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Sahib Mian Hazrat Medressa ..............D4
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Stone Tablet of Nodira ..........................F1
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Sleeping
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Hotel Istiqlol...........................................B2
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Hotel Khudayarkhan ............................B2
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Hotel Kokand.........................................A2
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Yaangi
Bazaar (2km);
Nigina Hotel (2km);
Rishton (35km)
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Eating
Capriz ........................................... (see 10)
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Rohatbahsh Chaikhana........................A2
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Information
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Asaka Bank ............................................B2
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Com.net .................................................A2
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Internet Club.......................................... E2
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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.
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¨Sleeping¨&¨Eating
For budget accommodation you are better
off continuing on to Fergana. At the time of
writing a midrange option,
Hotel¨Istiqlol
(
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+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 $
(
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+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 $
(
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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
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Hojibek
Mosque &
Medressa
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Dekhon
Bazaar
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F
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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