Minor Mosque

Tashkent: Day 66 to 72

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August 21st 2023
I decided to visit Uzbekistan after Georgia. But given that I needed a visa (online), I came back to Tbilisi and had to wait 3 days to get the visa. After a circuitous flight through Almaty, I landed in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. After a day of rest, I headed to see the Minor Mosque of Tashkent. This is a recent mosque (2014), but has a serene look in white and blue. Later, I w ... read more

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Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain... ... read more