Khujand - One Day Tour From Tashkent

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In the past scientists, poets and writers called Khodjant as "The Crown of the World“, it is one of the oldest cities of Central Asia. The largest and most populated city in Northern Tajikistan.

Arbob Palace, Khujand

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Transfer to border with Tajikistan, Check point Oybek (100 km, 2 hrs)
Customs procedures, transfer to Khujand, (70 km, 1.5 hrs).
Arrival in Khujand Start the tour.
Khujand was conquered by Alexander the Great, who rebuilt and strengthened the city, and gave the name ”Alexandria Eskhata". Later it was conquered by the Arabs (VIII century), and later opposed the resistance of the Chingizkhan army, but it was destroyed (XIII century). However, a short time later the city regenerated and became one of the largest commercial, cultural and scientific centers of the central Asian region.
Arbob - visit to one of the great architectural curiosities of Khudjant is Palace "Arbob" which was built on the initiative of Saidhodzha Urunhodzhaev, in 1959. The building is just a replica of the building in St. Petersburg's Petergof which Saidhodzhi Urunhodzhaev had seen and decided to build similar in his homeland. In this palace was organized the 16th historical session of the General Assembly of TRSS.
- Khodjand Fortress (VII-VIII century) and its Archeology Museum
- Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene (1884)
- Mosque and Mausoleum of Sheykh Muslihiddin
- Panjshanbe, the famous Oriental Bazaar
Transfer to the border with Uzbekistan, Check point Oybek (70 km, 1.5 hrs).
Customs procedures, transfer to Tashkent (100 km, 2 hrs).
Arrival in Tashkent. End of services.