Monument to Amir Temur in central Taschkent. He is the father of the Uzbek nation and state. A Turco-Mongol conqueror, Timur (or Tamerlan) brutally subjugated most of Central Asia and built an empire that stretched as far as Russia.Central square in Taschkent. Like all the former soviet republics capitals, Taschkent is rich in monumental avenues and buildings, but but with a rich traditional Uzbek characterThe beautiful Mosque of TaschkentMemorial to the great patriotic war and those who died fighting the nazis. Uzbekistan’s contribution to the victory on the nazis has been immense
