Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan Travel Guide
Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan Travel Guide
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Turkmenistan is a country in South-Central Asia with a population of about 5 million, and an area around half a million square kilometres, or almost the size of Spain. Neighbouring countries are Iran and Afghanistan to the South, and Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the North. It has a coast on the Caspian Sea, but is otherwise landlocked. Nearly 80% of the country is considered part of the Karakum Desert.
The traditional life of the Turkmen is that of nomadic shepherds, though some have been settled in towns for centuries. The country is known for its fine carpets (one is even featured in its flag) and horses. Turkmenistan is a fairly poor and underdeveloped country, even though billions have been spent on modernization in Ashgabat, Turkmenbashi, and many other cities in post Soviet times. While there has been much construction in Ashgabat, most of the downtown high rises appear empty. And also, the country has extensive oil and gas reserves being developed, with recently opened pipelines to China, Iran, and soon Azerbaijan.
Uzbekistan is within the South-Central Asian Union and has borders with other member states of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. It is doubly landlocked, but includes the southern shoreline of the Aral Sea.
Religious buildings in Uzbekistan
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The Friday Mosque (Masjid-i Juma) is located in the town. It had a spacious courtyard with a surrounding gallery and a maqbara (screened-off enclosure) in the main axis. A typical example is the Kalan Mosque at Bukhara.
The Oratory Mosque (Namazgah) is situated outside of the town. Prayers at two important Muslim festivals were conducted in public. The worshippers gathered in an open space in front of the building where the minbar (imam's pulpit) stood.
The Neighbourhood Mosque was smaller in size and consisted of a covered hall with the mihrab and an exterior gallery with columns. They were built from donations of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood and are often richly decorated. An example of this type is the Baland (Boland) Mosque at Bukhara.
The Madrasa is an institition for higher education of ulama (Islamic scholars). The madrasa has a courtyard with two or four aywand (arched portals) on the axes which were used as classrooms in the summer, a row of cells on one or two floors, darskhana (lecture rooms) in two or four corners and a mosque for daily prayer. The main facade has a high portal with two or four minaret-like towers at the corners of the building. Madrasas from the 16th and 17th cent. which have been preserved are Madar-Khan, Abdullah Khan, Kukaldash, Nadir Devan Begi and Abdul Aziz Khan at Bukhara, Sher-Dor and Tilla-Kari at Samarkand, Kukaldash and Baraq Khan in Tashkent, Said Ataliq at Denau and Mir Rajab Dotha at Kanibadam. Madrasas built in the 18th and 19th cent. include Narbuta Bi at Kokand, Qutlugh Murad Inaq, Khojamberdybii, Khoja Moharram, Musa Tura and Allah-Quli Khan in Khiva.
The Khanaqah was originally a guest house for travelling Sufis near the residence of their pir (spiritual masters). Under the Timurids they became meeting places of the followers of a Sufi order, attended by representatives of the ruling elite and often a zikr-khana (room for exposition and Sufi rites) was added. Examples of khanaqas from the 16th and 17th cent include Zaynuddin, Fayzabad, Bahaudin and Nadi Divan-Begi at Bukhara, Mulla Mir near Ramitan, Qasim Shaiykh at Karmana and Imam Bahra near Khatirchi.
Memorial buildings were erected in the 14th and 15th cent for Temur and his family, e.g. Gur-Amir and Shah-i Zinda at Samarkand and at Shakrizabs. In the 16th and 17th cent. fewer mausoleums were built. An example from this period is the Qafal Shashi Mausoleum in Tashkent. Monumental buildings were often erected near holy tombs. At Bukhara a monumental kanaqah was built near the founder of the Naqshbandi order, Bahauddein and at Char Bakr, the family necropolis of the powerful Juybari shaykhs. From the 16th cent. onwards mauseoleums for rulers were no longer built. The rulers were interred in madrasas, the Shaybanids of Samarkand in the Abu Said Mausoleum on the Registan, Ubaydullah Khan from Bukhara in the Mir-i Arab Madrasa and Abdul Aziz Khan in the Abdul Aziz Madrasa.
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Turkmenistan is a country in South-Central Asia with a population of about 5 million, and an area around half a million square kilometres, or almost the size of Spain. Neighbouring countries are Iran and Afghanistan to the South, and Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the North. It has a coast on the Caspian Sea, but is otherwise landlocked. Nearly 80% of the country is considered part of the Karakum Desert.
The traditional life of the Turkmen is that of nomadic shepherds, though some have been settled in towns for centuries. The country is known for its fine carpets (one is even featured in its flag) and horses. Turkmenistan is a fairly poor and underdeveloped country, even though billions have been spent on modernization in Ashgabat, Turkmenbashi, and many other cities in post Soviet times. While there has been much construction in Ashgabat, most of the downtown high rises appear empty. And also, the country has extensive oil and gas reserves being developed, with recently opened pipelines to China, Iran, and soon Azerbaijan.
Uzbekistan is within the South-Central Asian Union and has borders with other member states of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. It is doubly landlocked, but includes the southern shoreline of the Aral Sea.
Religious buildings in Uzbekistan
============================
The Friday Mosque (Masjid-i Juma) is located in the town. It had a spacious courtyard with a surrounding gallery and a maqbara (screened-off enclosure) in the main axis. A typical example is the Kalan Mosque at Bukhara.
The Oratory Mosque (Namazgah) is situated outside of the town. Prayers at two important Muslim festivals were conducted in public. The worshippers gathered in an open space in front of the building where the minbar (imam's pulpit) stood.
The Neighbourhood Mosque was smaller in size and consisted of a covered hall with the mihrab and an exterior gallery with columns. They were built from donations of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood and are often richly decorated. An example of this type is the Baland (Boland) Mosque at Bukhara.
The Madrasa is an institition for higher education of ulama (Islamic scholars). The madrasa has a courtyard with two or four aywand (arched portals) on the axes which were used as classrooms in the summer, a row of cells on one or two floors, darskhana (lecture rooms) in two or four corners and a mosque for daily prayer. The main facade has a high portal with two or four minaret-like towers at the corners of the building. Madrasas from the 16th and 17th cent. which have been preserved are Madar-Khan, Abdullah Khan, Kukaldash, Nadir Devan Begi and Abdul Aziz Khan at Bukhara, Sher-Dor and Tilla-Kari at Samarkand, Kukaldash and Baraq Khan in Tashkent, Said Ataliq at Denau and Mir Rajab Dotha at Kanibadam. Madrasas built in the 18th and 19th cent. include Narbuta Bi at Kokand, Qutlugh Murad Inaq, Khojamberdybii, Khoja Moharram, Musa Tura and Allah-Quli Khan in Khiva.
The Khanaqah was originally a guest house for travelling Sufis near the residence of their pir (spiritual masters). Under the Timurids they became meeting places of the followers of a Sufi order, attended by representatives of the ruling elite and often a zikr-khana (room for exposition and Sufi rites) was added. Examples of khanaqas from the 16th and 17th cent include Zaynuddin, Fayzabad, Bahaudin and Nadi Divan-Begi at Bukhara, Mulla Mir near Ramitan, Qasim Shaiykh at Karmana and Imam Bahra near Khatirchi.
Memorial buildings were erected in the 14th and 15th cent for Temur and his family, e.g. Gur-Amir and Shah-i Zinda at Samarkand and at Shakrizabs. In the 16th and 17th cent. fewer mausoleums were built. An example from this period is the Qafal Shashi Mausoleum in Tashkent. Monumental buildings were often erected near holy tombs. At Bukhara a monumental kanaqah was built near the founder of the Naqshbandi order, Bahauddein and at Char Bakr, the family necropolis of the powerful Juybari shaykhs. From the 16th cent. onwards mauseoleums for rulers were no longer built. The rulers were interred in madrasas, the Shaybanids of Samarkand in the Abu Said Mausoleum on the Registan, Ubaydullah Khan from Bukhara in the Mir-i Arab Madrasa and Abdul Aziz Khan in the Abdul Aziz Madrasa.
Oezbekistan
DATUM
PLAATS
MODE
PROGRAMMA
DAG 1
TASHKENT
COACH
Aankomst Tashkent.Transfer naar het hotel en vooraf afgesproken check-in (standaard check-in tijd: na 14:00).
Na wat rust start rondleiding door de stad langs het nieuwe gedeelte van Tashkent: Independence Square, Amir Temur Standbeeld, gedenkteken voor de slachtoffers uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog, Monument van Courage, State Museum voor Toegepaste Kunsten, Alisher Navoi Theaterplein.
Transfer naar het hotel en overnachting.
DAG 2
TASHKENT
Khiva
VLUCHT
COACH
Ontbijt in het hotel.
Transfer naar Tasjkent Domestic Airport. Ochtend vlucht naar Urgench (volgens het schema).
Bij aankomst, bijeen op de luchthaven en rijden naar Khiva (30 km).
Excursie langs de historische complex Ichan-Kala (XII-XIX cc.) Die is opgenomen in de UNESCO World Heritage Lijst: Citadel Kunya-Ark (XVI-XVI cc.), Mohammed Amin Khan Madrassa, Kazi Kalon Madrassa, Mohammed Rakhimkhan II Madrasah , Ismail Khodja Mausoleum, Sayid Allauddin Mausoleum, Kalta Minor Toren, Tash-Khovli Palace (XIX c.), Palvan Darvaza (Warriors Gate), Djuma Mosque (X c.), Allakulikhan Madrassa, Ota Darvaza (Vader Gate), Kutlug Murad Inaq Madrasah.
Transfer naar het hotel, check-in (standaard check-in tijd: na 02:00) en 's nachts.
DAG 3
Khiva
Scheerapparaat
ASHHABAD
COACH
490km
Ontbijt in het hotel.
Ochtend transfer naar Shavat Oezbeeks-Turkmeense grens punt (65 km, 1 uur.). Na het passeren van grensformaliteiten, verder rijden naar Kunya Urgench (105 km).
Bij aankomst, excursie in Kunya Urgench (UNESCO Werelderfgoed kant): bezoek aan Turabek Khanum Mausoleum (14 th c.); Kutlug Timur Minaret; Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum (12 th c.); Kyrk-Mollah Mound; Il-Arslan Mausoleum.
Rijden naar Dashoguz (90 km, 1 uur.). Bij aankomst, transfer naar de luchthaven en neem een avondvlucht naar Ashgabat (50 min.).
Transfer naar het hotel, check-in (standaard check-in tijd: na 02:00) en 's nachts.
DAG 4
ASHHABAD
COACH
Ontbijt in het hotel.
Volledige dag city tour in Ashgabat: bezoek aan het Nationaal Museum voor Geschiedenis en Etnografie; Oude Nissa Fortress (UNESCO Werelderfgoed Sight); Turkmenbashi moskee en Mausoleum; Neutraliteit Arch; Independence Park en Monument (ziet eruit als een wit-marmeren Eiffeltoren staan in een prachtig park); Fountain Monument (gewijd aan de 10 ste verjaardag van de onafhankelijkheid).
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Arrival Tashkent.Transfer to the hotel and pre-arranged check-in (standard check-in time: after 2 PM).
After some rest start city tour along the new part of Tashkent: Independence Square, Amir Temur Statue, Memorial to the World War II Victims, Monument of Courage, State Museum of Applied Arts, Alisher Navoi Theater Square.
Transfer to the hotel and overnight.
DAY 2
TASHKENT
KHIVA
FLIGHT
COACH
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Tashkent Domestic Airport. Morning flight to Urgench (according to the schedule).
On arrival, meeting at the airport and drive to Khiva (30 km).
Excursion along the historical Complex Ichan-Kala (XII-XIX cc.) that is included into the UNESCO World Heritage List: Citadel Kunya-Ark (XVI-XVI cc.), Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah, Kazi Kalon Madrasah, Muhammad Rakhimkhan II Madrasah, Ismail Khodja Mausoleum, Sayid Allauddin Mausoleum, Kalta Minor Tower, Tash-Khovli Palace (XIX c.), Palvan Darvaza (Warriors Gate), Djuma Mosque (X c.), Allakulikhan Madrasah, Ota Darvaza (Father Gate), Kutlug Murad Inaq Madrasah.
Transfer to the hotel, check-in (standard check-in time: after 2 PM) and overnight.
DAY 3
KHIVA
Shavat
ASHHABAD
COACH
490km
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning transfer to “Shavat” Uzbek-Turkmen border point (65 km, 1 hrs.). After passing border formalities, continue drive to Kunya Urgench (105 km).
On arrival, excursion in Kunya Urgench (UNESCO World Heritage Sight): visit to Turabek Khanum Mausoleum (14th c.); Kutlug Timur Minaret; Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum (12th c.); Kyrk-Mollah Mound; Il-Arslan Mausoleum.
Drive to Dashoguz (90 km, 1 hrs.). On arrival, transfer to the airport and take an evening flight to Ashgabat (50 min.).
Transfer to the hotel, check-in (standard check-in time: after 2 PM) and overnight.
DAY 4
ASHHABAD
COACH
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day city tour in Ashgabat: visit to the National Museum of History and Ethnography; Old Nissa Fortress (UNESCO World Heritage Sight); Turkmenbashi Mosque and Mausoleum; Neutrality Arch; Independence Park and Monument (looking like a white-marble “Eiffel Tower” standing in a beautiful park); Fountain Monument (devoted to the 10th anniversary of independence).
Transfer to the hotel and overnight.
DAY 5
ASHHABAD
MARY
COACH
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport and take morning flight to Mary.
Arrival Mary and drive for excursion to ancient Merv (UNESCO World Heritage Sight) towards Bayram-Ali (25 km). Visit to the VI-IX cc. AD forts of Big and Small Kyz-Kalas; Mausoleums of Sultan Sandjar and Mohammed Ibn-Zeyd (XII c.).
Drive back to Mary and visit to the Regional History Museum.
Transfer to the hotel, check-in (standard check-in time: after 2 PM) and overnight.
DAY 6
MARY
BUKHARA
COACH
290km
110km
Breakfast at the hotel.
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DAG 1
TASHKENT
COACH
Aankomst Tashkent.Transfer naar het hotel en vooraf afgesproken check-in (standaard check-in tijd: na 14:00).
Na wat rust start rondleiding door de stad langs het nieuwe gedeelte van Tashkent: Independence Square, Amir Temur Standbeeld, gedenkteken voor de slachtoffers uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog, Monument van Courage, State Museum voor Toegepaste Kunsten, Alisher Navoi Theaterplein.
Transfer naar het hotel en overnachting.
DAG 2
TASHKENT
Khiva
VLUCHT
COACH
Ontbijt in het hotel.
Transfer naar Tasjkent Domestic Airport. Ochtend vlucht naar Urgench (volgens het schema).
Bij aankomst, bijeen op de luchthaven en rijden naar Khiva (30 km).
Excursie langs de historische complex Ichan-Kala (XII-XIX cc.) Die is opgenomen in de UNESCO World Heritage Lijst: Citadel Kunya-Ark (XVI-XVI cc.), Mohammed Amin Khan Madrassa, Kazi Kalon Madrassa, Mohammed Rakhimkhan II Madrasah , Ismail Khodja Mausoleum, Sayid Allauddin Mausoleum, Kalta Minor Toren, Tash-Khovli Palace (XIX c.), Palvan Darvaza (Warriors Gate), Djuma Mosque (X c.), Allakulikhan Madrassa, Ota Darvaza (Vader Gate), Kutlug Murad Inaq Madrasah.
Transfer naar het hotel, check-in (standaard check-in tijd: na 02:00) en 's nachts.
DAG 3
Khiva
Scheerapparaat
ASHHABAD
COACH
490km
Ontbijt in het hotel.
Ochtend transfer naar Shavat Oezbeeks-Turkmeense grens punt (65 km, 1 uur.). Na het passeren van grensformaliteiten, verder rijden naar Kunya Urgench (105 km).
Bij aankomst, excursie in Kunya Urgench (UNESCO Werelderfgoed kant): bezoek aan Turabek Khanum Mausoleum (14 th c.); Kutlug Timur Minaret; Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum (12 th c.); Kyrk-Mollah Mound; Il-Arslan Mausoleum.
Rijden naar Dashoguz (90 km, 1 uur.). Bij aankomst, transfer naar de luchthaven en neem een avondvlucht naar Ashgabat (50 min.).
Transfer naar het hotel, check-in (standaard check-in tijd: na 02:00) en 's nachts.
DAG 4
ASHHABAD
COACH
Ontbijt in het hotel.
Volledige dag city tour in Ashgabat: bezoek aan het Nationaal Museum voor Geschiedenis en Etnografie; Oude Nissa Fortress (UNESCO Werelderfgoed Sight); Turkmenbashi moskee en Mausoleum; Neutraliteit Arch; Independence Park en Monument (ziet eruit als een wit-marmeren Eiffeltoren staan in een prachtig park); Fountain Monument (gewijd aan de 10 ste verjaardag van de onafhankelijkheid).
Transfer naar het hotel en overnachting.
DAG 5
ASHHABAD
MARY
COACH
Ontbijt in het hotel.
Transfer naar de luchthaven en neem de ochtend vlucht naar Mary.
Aankomst Maria en aandrijving voor een excursie naar het oude Merv (UNESCO Werelderfgoed Sight) in de richting van Bayram-Ali (25 km). Bezoek aan de VI-IX cc. AD forten van de Grote en Kleine Kyz-Kalas; Mausolea van Sultan Sandjar en Mohammed ibn-Zeyd (XII c.).
Rijden terug naar Mary en bezoek aan het Regionaal Historisch Museum.
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Transfer naar het hotel, check-in (standaard check-in tijd: na 02:00) en 's nachts.