Tashkent

Capital of Uzbekistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Aerial view of Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Aerial view of Tashkent, Uzbekistan: ssr (talk), Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan. About 2.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Uzbekistan in our atlas.

It lies at 41.26° N, 69.22° E, about 424 m (1,391 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Tashkent time zone.

Location

Red dot: Tashkent. Green dots: other major cities of Uzbekistan. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Tashkent has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 36°C (98°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -4°C (26°F). Around 412 mm (16 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.

4°-4°Jan467°-2°Feb5914°3°Mar6220°8°Apr5627°14°May3134°19°Jun1336°22°Jul435°20°Aug328°15°Sep420°8°Oct2611°2°Nov525°-3°Dec56mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Bunyodkor Stadium
Bunyodkor StadiumStadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Amir Timur Museum
Amir Timur MuseumMuseum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Navoi Theater
Navoi TheaterOpera house in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
State Art Museum of Uzbekistan
State Art Museum of UzbekistanArt museum, Uzbek art, Western art, Russian art in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan
State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
State Museum of History of UzbekistanMuseum in Tashkent
JAR Stadium
JAR StadiumStadium JAR
State museum of applied arts of Uzbekistan
State museum of applied arts of UzbekistanArt museum in Tashkent
Monument to Nizami Ganjavi in TashkentMonument in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in UzbekistanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Aerial view of Tashkent, Uzbekistan: ssr (talk), Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • National Stadium (Uzbekistan), Uzbekistan-Qatar, 10 June 2025: Прикли, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Stamps of Uzbekistan, 2009-19: Post of Uzbekistan, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Theatre Alisher Navoi: Bobyrr, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Государственный музей искусств Узбекистана (42052): VASHGIRD, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • History Museum (8145371419): David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Стадион "Джар": Vlad chernenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Tashkent museum of applied arts: Ehedaya at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)