Navoi, Uzbekistan

For short-term visitors, Navoi Province offers camel trekking and desert safaris, Bronze Age petroglyphs and medieval caravanserais. Lake Aidarkul is one of the best birdwatching sites in Uzbekistan, and it is possible to stay in yurts along the shore.

City Center

 

Central Park

 

The word "rabat" in Arabic means "castle" or "fortress". It was used to refer to the fortified settlements and resting places found along caravan routes. One such settlement, called "Rabat Malik", stood along the "Great Silk Road", and one can still see its ruins today on the road from Samarkand to Bukhara. During the heyday of the Silk Road, travelers and traders from far-flung nations gathered within the walls of this fortress. There they found shelter, protection, and the opportunity to share their impressions, opinions and experiences.

Rabat-i Malik

 

Kasym Shayh Complex