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.
Key facts
- 28″ bags
- forbidden
- Time budget
- half
- Rescue coverage
- 100% ≤7′
- max p90 6.4′
- Places
- 2
- 1 sleep area in reach
Rules in force · 9Land borders between Central Asian states open and shut w…Small guesthouses in the Old City may have no night deskChorsu bazaar and the Old City lanes are crowded and uneven
- Central Asia ↗Keep every hotel registration slip or its e-registration record until you leave Uzbekistan and Tajikistan; border officers can ask for proof of where you slept and fine gaps.
- Central Asia ↗Land borders between Central Asian states open and shut with politics and demarcation deals; confirm the exact post is open to foreigners the week you cross.
- 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.
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Map to the centre
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Plan
How the ground walks, and what is here
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
Eat and drink here
Walk-in plov and oven-baked samsa at the bazaar canteens; go before 13:00 — plov is a lunch dish and stalls can run out; pick the busiest counter.Walk-in plov and oven-baked samsa at the bazaar canteens; go before 1:00 PM — plov is a lunch dish and stalls can run out; pick the busiest counter.
A breakfast or snack stop: buy hot non from the tandoor row, add samsa, dried fruit or halva, and eat at once; go at 07:00–09:00 for the best loaves.A breakfast or snack stop: buy hot non from the tandoor row, add samsa, dried fruit or halva, and eat at once; go at 7:00 AM–9:00 AM for the best loaves.
On the ground
Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby
Rescue anchors
A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.
Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor. Drag to move; click the map, then scroll to zoom.
Chorsu bazaar domed hall, ground floor (shade, food)
Food & drink · Shelter from rain · Place to sit · works in any conditions
Chorsu metro station entrance (shelter, field-verify)
Shelter from rain · Place to sit · works in any conditions
Kukeldash madrasa forecourt
Place to sit · works in any conditions
South-east edge: café, shop or bench
Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions
North-west edge: café, shop or bench
Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions
100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 6.4 min) · 100% on hot days
Nodes in this cluster
- 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.
- A 15-minute look at the exterior and forecourt from Chorsu bazaar: go in the morning, skip the interior unless it is open, and use it as a rest from the crowd.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khast Imam (Hazrati Imam) Complex | Car north | ~11 min | flat |
| Amir Temur Square | Car east | ~22 min | flat |
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.
Deep dive
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.