Namangan - Main Tourist Sites

Main Tourist Sites

  • Mullo Kyrgyz Madrasseh – built in 1910
  • Mosque of Ota Valikhan Tur – built in 1915, and one of the largest in Central Asia; now home to local branch of the Wahabi sect
  • Namangan Natural History Museum – housing local archaeological discoveries
  • Hadja Amin Kabri Architectural Complex – ornate terra-cotta facade from the 18th to 19th century
  • Akhsykent ruins – 1st century settlement 25 km west of Namangan, on the Syr-Darya River. Formerly capital of Fergana Valley, it was destroyed by the Mongols, rebuilt by the Timurids and abandoned in the 17th century for Namangan after an earthquake.

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