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Depending how your travel plans are (i.e. if you go hiking as well and have a bit more of useful gear with you), you might prefer to buy your souvenirs just before leaving back home. Good choice ! I did find almost everything here.
Of course, the bazaars are THE place to do real local shopping for fruit, sweets, spices and all the other delicious Uzbek specialities (photo 1: spices, photo 2: sweets). But you can also get silk (photo 3) and carpets here and clothing as well (just stay I the southwestern part, i.e. west of the restaurants).
Another option would be Abdul Khasim Medressa, which is behind (southwest) of Palace of Peoples’ Friendship. The former students’ cells are now workshops for all kinds of artists. You can buy miniatures here (the delicate paintings on little boxes, plates, etc) or wood carvings. Popular are copies of Qu’ran stands to be used as bookstands (or sunchairs for small bears – lol; photo 4). Walk around, compare and you will be able to sort out the wheat from the chaff.
For silk and other small and nice souvenirs, look at TsUM department store. They have silk on rolls, sold by the metre and from what I saw, wonderful designs and quality. They also have a small souvenir stall, where I got little cotton shopping bags with silk application (photo 5), between 500 sum (for the 14 x 14 cm) and 1500 sum (for the 26 x 26 cm). Oh, TsUM has also a small coffee shop, in case you need some rest.
Forget GUM (opposite the southern entrance to the bazaar), it is a normal store with food, clothing and household stuff, but no souvenirs.
Museum of Applied Arts and Museum of Fine Art also do have small shops, but a bit pricey. The one in Musum of Applied Arts did have lovely textiles, though. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftAddress: Tashkent
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 Bazaar goods by TheWanderingCamel
The best buys in the bazaars are probably food items - the wonderful fruit (fresh and dried), nuts and spices, a loaf of fresh baked bread. Doppis (the traditional mens' hats) are cheaper here than from a tourist shop anywhere.
If Tashkent is your only stop, the shop at the Applied Arts museum has quite a good range of (expensive) traditional crafts, as does the Caravan Cafe. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: Chorsu -take the metro to the station of the same name Yangiobod -No30 bus from Mustaquillik metro or take a taxi -it is right out of the city centre.
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 Young craftsman, Abdul
Khasim Madrassah by toonsarah,
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As in the Registan in Samarkand, each of the hajira (students’ cells) houses a different shop, but here the shops mostly double as workshops, so you can enjoy watching the craftsmen at work and can understand the skill and techniques that have gone into creating the object you buy.
We particularly admired the detailed miniature painting on the small papier maché boxes and bought a couple as gifts for family (see photo 3). Other possibilities here are the traditional carved wooden Koran stands, walking sticks, wooden boxes, embroideries and rugs, musical instruments and silver knives.
Our boxes cost $11 for the pair, after haggling (starting price $7 each) – we may have got them even cheaper with more effort but we were very tired from our long journey, and in any case less than £6 for two beautifully hand-painted boxes is enough of a bargain. Theme: Local CraftAddress: Khalkar Dustligi AveDirections: West of the city between Khalkar Dustligi and Yoshlik metro stations
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 Abulkasym Madrassah single
piece of wood bookstand by rsleisk
Each room has a different artisan who labors on a unique craft skill. I was especially impressed with these wooden bookstands used for holding the Quran. They are crafted of a single piece of carved wood cut to open in various fashions. The largest one I was told by an artisan was able to open into 16 different formations...amazing!
Bookstands, ceramic plates, carved plates, jewelry and jewel boxes, secret boxes and wooden tables. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: near Oliy Majlis parliment building.
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 Broadway sounenirs. by rsleisk
This is where I bought some really nice and inexpensive Russian nesting dolls or "matryoshkas" in Russian.
Communist memorabliia, oil paintings, trincates, antiques and various other souvenirs. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: In and around Broadway
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 by nepalgoodsLeave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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On Theatre Square to the right of Navoi Theate there is a big modern department shop, which the locals like to call GUM. The locals prefer the bazaars and small shop. so here oyu find mainly expensive electronical things like wahsing machines and TVs. 'some of the small shops inside the bid store sell souvenir stuff and art work. If you have no time to do a propper souvenir shopping, than this is the place to go. When it is hot outside, the atmosphere is nice, cool and quiet. Leave a Comment Theme: Department Store
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 Florist in Amir Temur street by Klod5Leave a Comment Theme: Gifts
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 Georgous Uzbek dress in
bazar by Klod5
As mentioned, since early Islamic times, Tashkent has served as a major force in the promotion of Islam in Transoxania and its environs. During the Soviet Era, for instance, it was one of the four centers of Islam in Soviet domains. Indeed, as the headquarters of the Muslim Board of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, it played a major role in the lives of Muslim Central Asians, in general, and of Uzbeks in particular. Leave a Comment Theme: Women's Clothes
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The authentic Central Asia is only two metro stops away from the Soviet centre of Tashkent. The Chorsu bazaar is my favourite place in Tashkent. Even if you have no real wish or need to buy anything you should not miss it. It is full of great views, sounds and smells,an incredible hustling and bustling but without any hassles and annoyances you normally would expect as a tourist on a big market in a Third World Country.
See also my travelogue! Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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