Destination
Uzbekistan
Asia · Tashkent
Entry details
Visa required
- Source's ruleVisa required
- Passport validityValid for period of stay
Practical details for a short tourist stay — conditions change; always verify with an official source.
When to go
Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.
UNESCO sites
8UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.
- Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabzin danger2000Cultural
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Shahrisabz is a district-level city in Qashqadaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan. The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) selected Shakhrisabz as its tourism capital for 2024.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) - Itchan Kala1990Cultural
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Itchan Kala is the walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Since 1990, it has been protected as a World Heritage Site.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) - Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures2001Cultural
The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an observatory in modern day Samarkand, Uzbekistan, which was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg. This school of astronomy was constructed under the Timurid Empire, and was the last of its kind from the Islamic Medieval period. Islamic astronomers who worked at the observatory include Jamshid al-Kashi, Ali Qushji, and Ulugh Beg himself. The observatory was destroyed in 1449 and rediscovered in 1908.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) - Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor2023Cultural
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Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which covers the Zarafshan-Karakum portion of the ancient Silk Road and historical sites along the route. On September 17, 2023, UNESCO designated a 886 km stretch of the Silk Road network in Central Asia as a World Heritage site. The corridor spans Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and includes 31 sites.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) - Cold Winter Deserts of Turan2023Natural
- Western Tien-Shan2016Natural
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Karatau Nature Reserve is a wildlife refuge in the mid-part of the Karatau Mountains, near Kyzylkum, Betpak-Dala and Moiynkum deserts in the South Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan, in Central Asia.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) - Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia2026Cultural
- Historic Centre of Bukhara1993Cultural
Car rental & driving
Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.
Vienna Convention: national licences (Latin script) are accepted; an IDP is not required.
Health
Internet
Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.
Ride-hailing: Яндекс Go
Maps: Yandex Maps and 2GIS beat Google in cities
Prices
Frequently asked questions
Uzbekistan: do Turkmenistan citizens need a visa?
Yes, Turkmenistan citizens need a visa arranged in advance via a consulate or visa centre.
What do you need to enter?
Passport must be valid Valid for period of stay. Rules change — check the official source before you travel.
Similar visa-free destinations
Similar climate, sea and prices — no visa needed in advance.
If something goes wrong
Lost passport, detention, emergencies — where to turn.
MFA emergency line:+993 12 44-56-92MFA consular service hotlineAbout the country
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- 32,955,400
- Area
- 447,400 km²
- Currency
- Som · UZS
- Time zone
- 23:12UTC+5
- Sockets
- CI
- Emergency
- 03all services
- Calling code
- +998
- Languages
- Uzbek, Russian, Tajik
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