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District · Tashkent

Khast Imam

Hazrati Imam complex and the Kaffal Shashi mausoleum; a short ride from Chorsu.

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Key facts

Suits
A morning of mosques, madrasas and manuscripts
Sights here
2
Eats here
1

What it's like

Feels:
Quiet courtyards and worshippers with a few tour groups
Suits:
A morning of mosques, madrasas and manuscripts
Best time:
08:00–11:00
Watch out for:
Friday midday prayer and noon sun.
In short:
Hazrati Imam complex and the Kaffal Shashi mausoleum; a short ride from Chorsu.

About these names

Clusters here are the four working areas of a first visit. Yunusobod, Mirzo Ulugbek and Chilonzor are big residential districts with malls and restaurants but few sights.

Tashkent spreads over a grid of avenues on a plain, with the Ankhor canal and the Chirchiq river to the north. Amir Temur Square is the modern centre, Independence Square is a short metro ride west, Chorsu bazaar and the Old City are north-west, and the Khast Imam complex is further north-west again. Stations of the Chilonzor and Uzbekistan metro lines connect the first three.

Where exactly

This district is highlighted. Shapes follow this guide's walking areas and places, not official boundaries.

Khast Imam on the Tashkent mapTap an area for what it is like and who it suits. Shapes follow this guide’s walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
Amir Temur Square area · $$$Chorsu and the Old City · $

Khast Imam

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Hazrati Imam complex and the Kaffal Shashi mausoleum; a short ride from Chorsu.

Suits: A morning of mosques, madrasas and manuscripts

On the map: Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, Khast Imam (Hazrati Imam) Complex

District guideWalk: Khast Imam (Hazrati Imam) ComplexIn the districts table

Off the map: Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport (TAS) (25–45 min by the usual route).

Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Yunusobod and Mirzo Ulugbek. See the table above.

Where’s what, as a list:

  • Amir Temur Square and Broadway: The square, the history museum, Hotel Uzbekistan and the pedestrian street known as Broadway (Sayilgoh) with cafés. Suits: A first visit, hotels with a staffed desk, evening walks. Price band $$$.
  • Chorsu and the Old City: Domed Chorsu bazaar, Kukeldash madrasa and a metro station on the door; choose a guesthouse with a night desk. Suits: Bazaar mornings and courtyard guesthouses. Price band $.
  • Khast Imam: Hazrati Imam complex and the Kaffal Shashi mausoleum; a short ride from Chorsu. Suits: A morning of mosques, madrasas and manuscripts.
  • Independence Square (Mustaqillik): Big open squares and gardens on the avenue; one of the metro's showpiece stations is here. Suits: Evening walk and a metro stop.
  • Yunusobod and Mirzo Ulugbek: Residential districts north and east of the centre; a ride-hail car to any sight is 15–30 minutes. Suits: Long stays, modern cafés, malls, quieter streets.
  • Sleep area Amir Temur Square area: suits A first visit, hotels with a staffed desk, evening walks, price band $$$.
  • Sleep area Chorsu and the Old City: suits Bazaar mornings and courtyard guesthouses, price band $.
  • Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport (TAS), 25–45 min by the usual route.

Stay here?

Not a base in this guide

No sleep area here has scores. The best-placed bases are Amir Temur Square and Broadway, Chorsu and the Old City.

See

Opening hours and prices from each place page; (check) means typical hours, not yet verified.

  • Kaffal Shashi MausoleumGo

    Add it to the Khast Imam morning: 15 minutes in the mausoleum garden, a short walk from the main squares, best before the heat and outside prayer times.

    Hours:
    Daytime; closes for prayers and possibly one day a week (check).(check)
  • Khast Imam (Hazrati Imam) ComplexBook a time

    Go in the morning before the heat: 45 minutes across the squares, mosque courtyards and the mausoleum; dress covered and check prayer times.

    Hours:
    Daytime; prayer times limit some halls; check the day before.(check)

Eat

What to order and what locals pay, from each eat page. Prices are estimates; check the menu.

  • Tea house (chaikhana) near Khast Imam

    A tea-house stop after the mosques: green tea, warm bread and a hot dish in the shade; go at 11:00–13:00 and confirm which tea house is open on the day.

    Order: Choyxona: Sit and ask for tea first.

    Price: Tea and bread are cheap or free; hot dishes cost the same as at other tea houses.

Getting there and around

Where to get off

  • Walk from the Hazrati Imam squares, or a car to the garden gate · for Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum
  • Car to the complex squares · for Khast Imam (Hazrati Imam) Complex
  • Khast Imam squares · 4 min walk to Tea house (chaikhana) near Khast Imam

Walks inside the district

  • Khast Imam (Hazrati Imam) Complex → Kaffal Shashi mausoleum: 5–7 min on foot (Walk, about 0.4 km)
  • Khast Imam (Hazrati Imam) Complex → Tea house near Khast Imam: 4–6 min on foot (Walk, about 0.3 km)
  • Kaffal Shashi mausoleum → Tea house near Khast Imam: 7–10 min on foot (Walk, about 0.5 km)

On to the next area

From other sleep areas

  • From Chorsu and the Old City: 20–28 min walk to Khast Imam (Hazrati Imam) Complex

Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.

Walking loop

A loop that starts and ends at the same place, through this district's sights and eats. Pick a length; download it for Organic Maps, OsmAnd or Google Earth.

About 71 min in all: 16 min on foot, the rest at the stops. 3 stops, back to where you started.

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  1. Kaffal Shashi MausoleumStart here · stop about 10 min
  2. Khast Imam (Hazrati Imam) Complex5 min walk · stop about 30 min
  3. Tea house (chaikhana) near Khast Imam4 min walk · stop about 15 min (snack, or note it for later)
  4. Back to Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum: 7 min walk

Walking minutes come from this guide’s route graph where it has one; “estimate” means straight-line distance plus a quarter for street detours at an easy pace. Opening hours are not checked: look at “Open now” below before you set off.

Half-day walk

In the day plans: Day 1 — Khast Imam morning, plov lunch near Chorsu (Tashkent in 3 days)

Photo and sunset spots

Safety at night and noise

  • Khast Imamday: oknight: ok

    Guides who approach unasked; heat on the open squares.

Nearby districts

Built from this guide’s Tashkent districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.