Things to do in Uzbekistan
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Yulduz Bowling Alley
There are a couple of places to go bowling, including Yulduz Bowling Alley and Uz Bowling.
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Aka Ilkhom
Guides can be booked directly or through the Tourist Information Centre or Uzbektourism.
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Bir Gumbaz
A diminutive chaikhana, it's known for tasty soups and its artist's view of Kalta Minor.
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Knizhny Mir
Has Tashkent's best map selection along with a smattering of English-language classics.
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GUM
You can also find silk at GUM, but silk buffs are better off going to Urgut.
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Aqua Park
Worthwhile in the warm months is the Aqua Park just north of Tashkent Land.
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Panorama
Tashkent's biggest movie theatre, although films are dubbed into Russian.
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Mansur Nurillaev
Accomplished miniaturist Mansur Nurillaev is at the Rukhobod Mausoleum.
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Farruh Bahronov
Recommended guide. Also runs a shop at the Registan's Ulugbek Medressa.
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Academic Russian Drama Theatre
Other theatres of interest: Classical Western drama in Russian.
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Rakhimov Ceramics Studio
Rakhimov Ceramics Studio is as much museum as a ceramics shop.
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Samarkand-Bukhara Silk Carpets Showroom
Samarkand-Bukhara Silk Carpets has a Registan-based showroom.
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Yog' Du Bookshop
Sells picture books and maps of Bukhara and Uzbekistan.
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Uzbek Milliy Akademik Drama Theatre
Uzbek and classical Western drama in Uzbek language.
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Bukhara Palace Hotel
The basement nightclub here gets going on weekends.
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Premier Cinema Hall
Occasionally shows movies in English on request.
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Hammom Kunjak
This women's bathhouse is behind Kalon Minaret.
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Jurabek
Jurabek sells beautiful old textiles.
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Amon
A recommended tour guide.
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Khojamuratova Gulimkhan
A recommended tour guide.
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Svetlana Li
Recommended guide.
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Firuza Fazilova
Recommended guide.
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Natalya Tyan
Recommended guide.
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Amir Timur Museum
The richly decorated Amir Timur Museum is a must for aficionados of kitsch and cult-making. Murals show Timur commissioning public projects and praising his labourers, yet conspicuously overlooking his bloody, skull-stacking military campaigns.
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Afrosiab Hotel
Your only late-night option is the two nightclubs at the Afrosiab Hotel which are usually moribund but have their occasional moments at weekends.
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