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Day 20 of 26 · Uzgen · The Nomadic Clay & Silk Road Trails

Day 20 — Uzgen Silk Road Heritage & Terracotta

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A cultural day to your new base in Uzgen, with 2 h 05 on the road and little free time.

Uzgen Silk Road Heritage & Terracotta
12th century mausoleum, Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan. © photographed in 2000 by User:Doron — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 18 · Uzgen · Kyrgyzstan

We sleep in Özgön, 100 m from the place visited

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day 20 1 night 2 h 05 on the road123 kmclimate to watch

Interest of the place — culture 15. Based on: remarkable site in a built site setting.

programme
2 h 55
road
2 h 05
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5 h
  • Guided tour of the 11th-century Uzgen Minaret and MausoleumsPlace Uzgen Minaret, 0.1 km away · exact place name★★☆☆☆ · known in 14 languages — article “Uzgen Minaret”“The Uzgen Minaret also spelled as Özgön Minar or Uzgend Minaret is an 11th-century minaret tower located in Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan. It forms part of the ancient ruins in Uzgen along with three well preserved mausoleums located nearby.” — after Wikipedia

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    2 h 55(instead of 3 h — not enough time that day (travel + walking))

“Guided tour of the 11th-century Uzgen Minaret and Mausoleums”: shortened version, 2 h 55 instead of 3 h — not enough time that day (travel + walking). The activity as described is only partly done.

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On the way

Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

  • Jalal-Abad

    Visit the city center to see the blend of Soviet-era architecture and local Kyrgyz urban life.

    60 min there · detour +8 km · View on Google Maps