Uzbekistan
in Central Asia
Asia

Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Som - UZS
Spoken languages:
Uzbek, Russian, Tajik
Local electricity:
220 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, F)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
ISO 2-Letter code:
UZ
Internet top level domain:
.uz
Country phone prefix:
+998
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Uzbekistani Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Uzbekistan in Asia. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Itchan Kala. On the list since 1990. The youngest site is Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures. On the list since 2001.

Name Since
Historic Centre of Bukhara
Bukhara, which is situated on the Silk Route, is more than 2,000 years old. It is the most complete example of a medieval city in Central Asia, with an urban fabric that has remained largely intact. M...
1993
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
The historic centre of Shakhrisyabz contains a collection of exceptional monuments and ancient quarters which bear witness to the city's secular development, and particularly to the period of its apog...
2000
Itchan Kala
Itchan Kala is the inner town (protected by brick walls some 10 m high) of the old Khiva oasis, which was the last resting-place of caravans before crossing the desert to Iran. Although few very old m...
1990
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timuri...
2001