Cluster · Tashkent
Chorsu Bazaar & Old City
Morning cluster: the domed Chorsu bazaar from opening, Kukeldash madrasa next to it, plov and samsa for lunch; crowded and hot by midday.
Rules in force · 7Small guesthouses in the Old City may have no night deskChorsu bazaar and the Old City lanes are crowded and uneven
- Uzbekistan ↗Check entry rules on the official e-visa portal only; many nationalities enter without a visa for a limited stay, others need an e-visa. Lookalike sites charge extra.
- Uzbekistan ↗Foreign visitors are registered by hotels; keep any registration slip you are given and ask for one if you stay in a private home.
- Uzbekistan ↗Carry Uzbek soʻm in small notes; bazaars, taxis and small cafés are cash-first, and cards are accepted mainly in hotels and larger shops.
- Tashkent Region ↗Jun–Aug in Tashkent is 35–40 °C by day: do outdoor sights before 11:00 and after 17:00.
- Tashkent ↗Small guesthouses in the Old City may have no night desk: send your flight number and ask for the door code or a night staff member before you fly.
- Tashkent ↗Chorsu bazaar and the Old City lanes are crowded and uneven: large suitcases go from the car to the door, never into the market.
- Tashkent ↗The metro is open to photography in most stations; do not photograph turnstiles, guards or military staff, and follow any sign in the station.
Bound and physics
Chorsu bazaar, the Chorsu metro entrance and Kukeldash madrasa — the market core, not the whole Old City.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Few
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- market floors and uneven pavement
- Sleep here or visit
- both
Rescue anchors
A — Chorsu bazaar domed hall, ground floor (shade, food)
food · shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
B — Chorsu metro station entrance (shelter, field-verify)
shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
C — Kukeldash madrasa forecourt (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — South-east edge: café, shop or bench (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
E — North-west edge: café, shop or bench (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 6.4′, worst cell 6.4′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- Chorsu Bazaar — Go early, before the crowd and the heat; the domed hall for bread, spices and dried fruit, 60 minutes, cash only; skip midday in summer.
Edges out (directed)
- Khast Imam (Hazrati Imam) Complex
- Car north · ~11 min
- Amir Temur Square
- Car east · ~22 min
Sleep within reach
- Chorsu and the Old City — 4–8 min
Red lines here
- Ask before photographing stallholders; keep bags closed and in front in the crowd.