When Soviet planners were considering a location to process the output of the rich gold and uranium deposits of Uzbekistan, rather than build new infrastructure in an existing city, the USSR Ministry of Atomic Energy instead chose to lay out a brand new city from scratch in the valley of the Zeravshan River about 100km … Continue reading Day 47: Navoi
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Day 48: Kasim Shiah Complex
Centuries before the Soviet Union developed the planned industrial city of Navoi on the cold desert steppe of central Uzbekistan, the Medieval city of Karmana was already thriving. Located 8km from the Navoi train station on the brand new high-speed line between Tashkent and Bukhara, Karmana was only first recognized by the USSR as an urban … Continue reading Day 48: Kasim Shiah Complex
Day 89: The Crying Mother
Uzbekistan paid a heavy price for its role defending the Soviet Union during the Great Patriotic War. From 1941 to 1945, 1.4 million Uzbeks fought in the Red Army against Nazi Germany. Official figures put the toll at 263,005 dead and 132,670 missing in action on the Eastern Front fighting against the Nazis. When Germany … Continue reading Day 89: The Crying Mother
Alisher Navoi National Park
Advertised as one of the greatest city parks in the country, Alisher Navoi park provides residents of bustling Tashkent a welcome respite from hectic city life. Shaded paths under massive trees along idyllic canals and grassy areas to relax, we could see how, in its heyday, this park was Tashkent's primary leisure center. Sparsely populated … Continue reading Alisher Navoi National Park
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