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Destination
Facts
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Official
Languages:
Uzbek, Russian, Tajik, English
is spoken at tourist circles
Time
Zone:
+5 hours GMT , ½ hour
behind India
Currency:
Uzbekistan Sums ( UZS )
1.00 INR = 32.7393 UZS
(approximately)
1.00 USD
= 1,289.50 UZS
(approximately)
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Off
the beaten path
Tashkent: Watch an opera
at Alisher Navoi Opera & Ballet Theatre
harbours various regional artistic styles
executed by the best artisians of the day
Tashkent: Watch a bollywood
film in a theatre dubbed in Uzbek. Great
fun
Samarkand: Ancient Samarkand
called Afrosiab are excavations of Marakanda
(early Samarkand) and the Afrosiab museum
where there are 7th century frescoes
Samarkand: The tomb of
old testament Prophet Daniel is in a building
topped with 5 domes.
Bukhara: Go for a turkish
bath in Bukhara at the oldest hamam in the
world, been in existence since 1000 years
Bukhara: Watch a traditional
fashion show where dainty Bukharan women
parade in gaundy clothes that mix tradition
with modern and also worth seeing is the
puppet performance |
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