Alisher Navoi National Park, Tashkent

Alisher Navoi National Park, Tashkent

National Park of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi is the largest park in the city of Tashkent. The park was founded by the Komsomol members of Tashkent on the site of the quarries of an old brick factory using the hashar (people's construction) method in 1932 and in Soviet times was called the Central Park of Culture and Recreation named after Lenin Komsomol. Now this park bears the name of the great educator and poet Alisher Navoi. The area of the park now is 65 hectares, the area of the lake and water channels of the park is 9 hectares.

There is an artificial lake in the park. The people call it "Komsomol". Beaches are located on the eastern shore of the lake. The park has many rides and cafes.

Until September 2017, the Tashkent Children's Railway operated in the park.

In the center of the park on a hill there is a monument to the great Uzbek poet of the 15th century Alisher Navoi , the monument is located under the openwork domed rotunda. On the territory of the park there are a number of buildings and structures for various purposes: the Oliy Majlis (Parliament of Uzbekistan), the Navruz Wedding Palace, the Navruz restaurant, the Istiklol concert hall, an art gallery, the main stage of festive celebrations, the medieval madrasah of Abulkasym (XVI century).
Sight description based on Wikipedia.

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Sight Name: Alisher Navoi National Park
Sight Location: Tashkent, Uzbekistan (See walking tours in Tashkent)
Sight Type: Park/Outdoor

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